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THE  GREAT  COMMISSION 

(1)  Back  of  all  missionary  facts  and  all  missionary  effort 
stands  the  supreme  fact  of  history,  Jesus  Christ  and  His  final 
Commission  to  His  disciples,  “Go  ye  into  all  the  world  and 
preach  the  gospel  to  every  creature”  (Mark  16:15). 

FACTS  OF  BAPTIST  HISTORY 

(2)  Baptists  trace  their  history  back  through  various 
groups,  of  which  the  so-called  Anabaptists  are  the  most  promi¬ 
nent  in  Europe  in  the  Reformation  period,  to  the  New  Testa¬ 
ment  faith  and  practice  of  the  early  disciples  who  gathered 
themselves  into  churches  under  apostolic  ministry. 

(3)  In  the  days  of  Cromwell  in  England  Baptists  braved 
persecution  and  death  in  behalf  of  soul  liberty  and  separation 
of  church  and  state.  John  Milton  and  John  Bunyan  were 
Baptists  in  those  great  days  of  the  struggle  for  civil  and 
religious  liberty. 

(4)  The  First  Baptist  Church  in  the  United  States  was 
founded  in  Providence,  Rhode  Island,  by  Roger  Williams,  in 
1639.  lie  made  Rhode  Island  the  first  state  in  which  full 
religious  liberty  and  absolute  separation  of  church  and  state 
were  constitutionally  guaranteed  and  actually  practised. 
From  a  beginning  marked  by  violent  opposition  and  persecu¬ 
tion  in  New  England,  the  denomination  has  grown  till  it  ranks 
as  one  of  the  two  largest  bodies  of  Protestant  Christians  in 
this  country. 

(5)  The  modern  foreign  mission  movement  in  England 
found  its  chief  instigator  and  promoter  in  William  Carey,  a 
Baptist. 

(6)  The  foreign  mission  work  of  American  Baptists  had 
its  first  organized  form  in  the  General  Missionary  Convention 
of  the  Baptist  Denomination  in  the  United  States  of  America 
for  Foreign  Missions  (called  for  short  the  Triennial  Conven¬ 
tion),  established  in  Philadelphia,  May  18,  1814,  in  answer  to 
the  call  of  Adoniram  Judson  from  Burma.  The  American 
Baptist  Missionary  Union  (which  became  the  American  Bap¬ 
tist  Foreign  Mission  Society  of  today  in  1910)  was  organized 
in  May,  1846,  after  a  separation  from  the  Southern  Baptists. 

(7)  The  home  mission  work  took  organic  form  nationally 
by  the  organization  of  The  American  Baptist  Home  Mission 
Society  in  New  York,  April  27,  1832.  Jonathan  Going  was 
its  first  corresponding  secretary  and  John  M.  Peck  its  in¬ 
spiring  field  pioneer  and  promoter. 


(8)  The  publication  work  took  national  form  in  the  or¬ 
ganization  of  the  American  Baptist  Publication  Society  in 
Washington,  February  25,  1824.  The  Society  was  trans¬ 
ferred  to  Philadelphia  in  1826,  taking  its  present  name  in 
1845. 

(9)  Woman’s  nationally  organized  missionary  work  is 
carried  on  by  the  Woman’s  American  Baptist  Foreign  Mission 
Society,  organized  April  3,  1871 ;  and  by  the  Woman’s  Ameri¬ 
can  Baptist  Home  Mission  Society,  organized  February  1, 
1877. 

(10)  Back  of  all  other  organized  forms  of  denominational 
work  is  the  local  church,  an  independent  autonomous  body 
whose  liberty  of  action  is  limited  only  by  its  own  voluntary 
action,  and  whose  basic  principle  therefore  is  that  of  a  pure 
democracy  in  which  the  majority  governs  and  pope,  priest, 
prince  or  potentate  has  neither  place  nor  control. 

THE  NORTHERN  BAPTIST  CONVENTION 

(11)  The  Northern  Baptist  Convention  was  organized  at 
Washington,  May  16,  1907,  and  the  first  annual  delegated 
meeting  held  in  Oklahoma  City  in  May,  1908,  with  former 
Secretary  of  State  Charles  E.  Hughes  as  President.  Succes¬ 
sors  in  office  include  Harry  Pratt  Judson,  Emory  W.  Hunt, 
Henry  Bond,  Edward  S.  Clinch,  Shailer  Mathews,  Clarence 
A.  Barbour,  George  W.  Coleman,  F.  W.  Ayer,  D.  C.  Shull, 
E.  L.  Tustin,  Mrs.  W.  A.  Montgomery,  F.  E.  Taylor,  C.  S. 
Shank,  Carl  E.  Milliken,  now  in  office.  Rev.  W.  C.  Bitting 
has  been  Corresponding  Secretary  from  the  beginning. 

(12)  Eminent  men  of  the  denomination  have  been  chosen 
as  Convention  preachers,  including  names  honored  in  mem¬ 
ory,  as  P.  S.  Henson,  Walter  Rauschenbusch,  Henry  L.  More¬ 
house,  L.  A.  Crandall  and  Henry  C.  Mabie. 

(13)  Attendance  of  registered  delegates  at  Conventions 
has  ranged  from  a  minimum  of  956  at  Oklahoma  City  to  a 
maximum  of  3,662  at  Buffalo  in  1920. 

(14)  The  Convention  includes  5  National  Missionary 
Societies;  2  Boards  of  the  Convention  (Ministers  and  Mis¬ 
sionaries  Benefit  Board  and  Board  of  Education);  37  State 
Conventions;  59  City  Mission  Societies;  62  educational  insti¬ 
tutions:  Theological  Seminaries,  Training  Schools,  Colleges 
and  Junior  Colleges,  and  Academies. 

(15)  The  Convention  constituency  is  estimated  at  1,361,- 
996.  There  are  8,757  ordained  ministers,  many  of  whom, 
however,  are  not  in  the  active  ministry,  and  8,730  churches. 


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TWO  VIEWS  OF  THE  JUDSON  MEMORIAL  AT  AVA,  BURMA.  LEFT  PICTURE  SHOWS  MISSIONARY  A.  C.  HANNA,  A  GRANDSON  OF 

ADONIRAM  JUDSON,  STANDING  BESIDE  THE  MEMORIAL 


AMERICAN  BAPTIST  FOREIGN  MISSION  SOCIETY 


A  World  Enterprise 

(16)  The  foreign  mission  enterprise  of  Northern  Baptists 
now  includes  io  mission  fields  in  the  non-Christian  world, 
namely,  Burma,  Assam,  South  India,  Bengal-Orissa,  South 
China,  East  China,  West  China,  Japan,  Belgian  Congo  and 
the  Philippine  Islands. 

(17)  On  these  fields  are  127  mission  stations  with  build¬ 
ings,  equipment  and  missionary  staff,  and  3,806  outstations. 

(18)  Adoniram  Judson  had  to  wait  nearly  seven  years  be¬ 
fore  baptizing  his  first  convert.  Last  year  missionaries 
reported  the  baptism  of  19,287  converts,  the  largest  total  in 
the  hi  years'  history  of  the  Society.  The  previous  high  record 
was  18,415  in  1922. 

(19)  On  these  fields  2,003  churches  enroll  227,317  mem¬ 
bers.  More  than  60%  of  the  churches  are  self-supporting. 

(20)  The  work  of  the  Society  also  includes  cooperation 
and  financial  assistance  to  Baptists  in  11  countries  in  Europe 
—France,  Germany,  Russia,  Norway,  Sweden,  Denmark, 
Poland,  Czechoslovakia,  Esthonia,  Latvia  and  Lithuania. 
These  European  fields  reported  9,649  baptisms  last  year. 

(21)  In  lands  where  modern  medical  science  is  unknown 
and  multitudes  have  no  healing  remedies  for  their  ills,  the 
missionary  physician  is  indispensable.  The  Society  maintains 
29  hospitals,  53  dispensaries,  in  charge  of  49  medical  mission¬ 
aries,  who  are  assisted  by  310  American  and  native  nurses.  . 

(22)  Last  year  was  a  record  year  in  medical  service,  more 
than  215,000  patients  having  received  treatment. 

(23)  Education  is  essential  for  the  development  of  char¬ 
acter  and  training  of  Christian  leaders  as  well  as  to  enable 
illiterate  people  to  read  the  Bible  in  their  own  language. 
More  than  126,000  pupils  are  enrolled  in  the  4  colleges,  34 
seminaries  and  training  schools,  and  3,426  other  schools. 

(24)  Baptist  missionaries  have  translated  the  Bible  in 
whole  or  in  part  into  more  than  30  dialects  and  languages. 

(25)  The  most  recent  achievement  in  Bible  translation  is 
that  of  Dr.  William  Ashmore  of  China,  who  in  1923  completed 
the  translation  of  the  entire  Bible  into  the  Swatow  dialect. 

(26)  Financial  support  has  grown  with  the  expanding 
work.  During  the  first  year,  1814-1815,  total  receipts  were 
$1,059.  For  the  year  ending  April  30,  1924,  total  foreign  mis¬ 
sion  receipts,  including  those  of  the  Woman’s  Society,  were 
$2,706,285.72. 

(27)  The  foreign  mission  budget  for  next  year  is  $1,879,- 
350,  and  that  of  the  Woman’s  Society  is  $528,960,  a  total 
of  $2,408,310. 


(28)  More  than  825  missionaries  including  wives  are 
in  service.  This  includes  hundreds  of  ordained  ministers, 
scores  of  physicians  and  teachers,  several  industrial  instruc¬ 
tors,  business  managers,  builders,  secretarial  workers,  one 
sea  navigator,  the  captain  of  the  Gospel  Ship,  and  several 
hundred  women  missionaries. 

(29)  A  well  organized  staff  of  Japanese,  Chinese,  Filipino, 
Indian,  Burmese,  Assamese  and  African  workers  is  associated 
with  the  missionaries.  The  total  number  of  these  workers  is 
7,735,  besides  1,937  workers  in  Europe. 

Burma 

(30)  Burma,  the  mission  field  of  Adoniram  Judson,  has 
an  area  of  236,000  square  miles,  compared  with  Texas  with 
265,000  square  miles.  Its  population  is  estimated  at  more 
than  13,000,000,  while  that  of  Texas  is  5,097,574. 

(31)  Northern  Baptists  have  practically  full  responsi¬ 
bility  for  mission  work  in  all  Burma. 

(32)  Burma  now  has  1,153  organized  Baptist  churches, 
of  which  903,  or  78.3  per  cent,  are  self-supporting.  No  state 
in  the  Northern  Baptist  Convention  can  show  a  higher  per¬ 
centage  of  self-supporting  churches. 

(33)  Total  church  membership  is  86,027.  Only  5  states 
in  the  Northern  Baptist  Convention,  namely,  New  York  with 
181,638;  Pennsylvania  with  146,876;  Illinois  with  92,891; 
Massachusetts  with  91,455;  and  New  Jersey  with  91,409,  have 
a  larger  Baptist  population. 

(34)  Baptist  churches  in  Burma  raised  700,713  rupees 
($233,571)  toward  the  support  of  their  work  last  year. 

(35)  Evangelism  shows  progress,  the  baptismal  records 
for  the  past  5  years  being  as  follows: 

1920  1921  1922  1923  1924 

3,421  3,919  3,674  7,452  5,460 

(36)  A  Christian  chapel  now  marks  the  site  of  the  prison 
at  Aungbinle,  where  Adoniram  Judson  suffered  unspeakable 
tortures  during  his  imprisonment.  A  flourishing  Christian 
school  for  girls  is  maintained  in  this  village  of  600  people. 

(37)  Burma  faces  a  serious  situation  because  of  losses  by 
death  and  withdrawals.  Nine  stations  are  now  vacant  and 
7  others  soon  to  be  vacated,  while  returning  missionaries  will 
supply  only  5,  leaving  11  stations  unoccupied.  Missionaries 
say,  “We  count  on  the  churches  at  home  to  meet  this  emer¬ 
gency.” 

(38)  The  Mission  maintains  Judson  College,  4  theological 
seminaries  or  training  schools,  and  903  schools  with  35,760 
pupils  under  instruction. 


THE  BOOK  OF  A  THOUSAND  FACTS 


(39)  That  the  people  appreciate  education  is  shown  by 
the  fact  that  741  schools,  or  81.6  per  cent,  are  financed  on  the 
field  and  receive  no  funds  from  America. 

(40)  Although  Baptist  missionaries  have  been  in  Burma 
for  no  years,  there  are  still  vast  sections  unoccupied.  Mis¬ 
sionary  Ernest  Grigg  has  a  virgin  field  of  135  miles,  from 
Maymyo  to  Lashio.  This  includes  the  headquarters  of  a  lead 
and  silver  mine  that  employs  10,000  men. 

(41)  Judson  College  at  Rangoon  is  the  only  Christian 
institution  of  full  college  grade  for  the  13,000,000  people  in 
Burma.  This  enrols  305  students,  of  whom  170,  or  56  per 
cent,  are  active  professing  Christians. 

(42)  From  July  to  December  of  last  year  the  Christian 
students  in  Judson  College  engaged  in  14  evangelistic  cam¬ 
paigns,  in  which  57  students  participated.  This  resulted  in 
441  conversions. 


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(43)  A  10  year  contrast  makes  an  impressive  showing: 


Missionaries . 

Native  workers . 

Organized  churches . 

Self-supporting  churches .... 

Church  members . 

Schools  of  all  grades . 

Pupils . 

Native  contributions . 


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191 

217 

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65,912 

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(44)  Note  particularly  the  fact  that  while  church  mem¬ 
bership  increased  30  per  cent  during  the  10  years,  contribu¬ 
tions  from  the  churches  increased  79  per  cent. 

(45)  Burma  has  an  immigration  problem.  Into  this  rich 
province  thousands  of  people  from  the  sun-baked  poverty 
stricken  districts  of  India  are  coming  every  year.  More  than 
a  million  are  now  in  Burma,  and  more  than  half  the  popula¬ 
tion  of  Rangoon  is  of  Indian  origin.  These  people  are  respon¬ 
sive  to  the  gospel  and  the  mission  maintains  three  churches 
for  them.  A  well  equipped  school  has  increased  in  enrolment 
from  348  five  years  ago  to  more  than  800.  In  five  years  Mis¬ 
sionary  W.  H.  Duff  has  baptized  609  of  these  immigrants. 

(46)  Burma  is  one  of  the  most  cosmopolitan  sections  of 
Asia,  with  more  than  40  races,  speaking  40  different  tongues. 

(47)  In  the  Sgaw  Karen  churches  in  Rangoon  there  were 
844  baptisms  last  year,  the  largest  total  in  20  years. 

(48)  At  Bassein,  considered  one  of  the  model  mission 
stations  of  the  world,  the  entire  plant  consisting  of  25  build¬ 
ings,  with  the  exception  of  two  residences,  was  erected  without 
any  financial  aid  from  America. 

(49)  The  Burma  Mission  Press  in  Rangoon  with  its  mod¬ 
ern  plant  is  one  of  the  leading  publishing  establishments  in 
Asia.  It  is  self-supporting,  pays  for  all  its  equipment,  pro¬ 


vides  the  salaries  of  its  missionary  staff  and  200  other  em¬ 
ployees,  and  from  its  profits  finances  the  wide  distribution  of 
Christian  literature.  Its  output  runs  into  scores  of  books  and 
thousands  of  pages  every  year. 

(50)  The  Burman  Bible  translated  by  Adoniram  Judson 
100  years  ago  is  a  masterpiece  in  Bible  translation.  Many 
races  in  Burma  now  have  the  Bible  in  their  own  tongue. 

(51)  There  are  nearly  12,000  church  members  in  the 
Mong  Lem  field  in  China  just  across  the  border  of  Burma, 
where  Missionary  W.  M.  Young  has  been  in  active  service 
since  his  return  from  furlough  in  1921.  Last  year  2,453  Were 
baptized  on  this  field,  95  of  whom  live  in  a  section  where 
Christians  were  vigorously  persecuted  a  year  ago.  The  great 
revival  which  began  in  1922  has  continued.  Last  year  nearly 
40  new  chapels  were  built. 

(52)  Eight  Baptist  missionaries  in  Burma  have  been 
awarded  the  coveted  Kaiser-i-Hind  medal  for  “distinguished 
public  service  in  India.”  This  honor  is  conferred  by  the  King 
and  represents  to  the  civil  service  of  India  what  the  Victoria 
Cross  represents  to  the  military  service. 

(53)  Burma,  having  the  largest  mission  field,  has  the 
largest  share  of  the  budget,  $251,148  for  next  year. 

(54)  The  four  missions  in  British  India — Burma,  Assam, 
Bengal-Orissa  and  South  India — with  a  church  membership 
of  192,603,  have  nearly  as  many  Baptists  as  the  six  New 
England  States  with  197,514. 

Assam 

(55)  Assam  is  one  of  the  most  difficult  mission  fields  in 
British  India.  There  are  many  races  and  tribes,  speaking  67 
languages,  and  illiteracy  is  general. 

(56)  Assam  has  an  area  of  53,015  square  miles,  or  a  little 
larger  than  that  of  Maine,  New  Hampshire  and  Vermont. 
The  population  of  these  three  states  is  1,585,140,  while  that  of 
Assam  is  7,600,000,  or  five  times  as  great. 

(57)  Baptists  entered  Assam  90  years  ago,  when  two 
pioneer  missionaries  from  Burma  visited  this  section.  Today 
27,070  members  are  enrolled  in  299  churches,  of  which  179  or 
60  per  cent  are  self-supporting.  There  are  now  in  service  79 
missionaries  and  602  native  workers. 

(58)  Out  of  their  poverty  the  Assamese  churches  con¬ 
tributed  last  year  $11,718.  They  added  3,075  by  baptism. 

(59)  Baptist  missionaries  are  using  15  of  the  67  lan¬ 
guages.  Tribes  using  the  other  languages  are  still  unreached. 

(60)  The  great  Manipur  State  until  several  years  ago 
was  closed  to  missionaries.  The  native  prince  then  per¬ 
mitted  medical  work,  and  a  new  station,  Kangpokpi,  was 
opened  during  the  early  part  of  the  New  World  Movement. 
This  district  now  has  28  churches  with  3,076  members;  17 


SCHOOL  AND  PUPILS  AT  TURA,  ASSAM 


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THE  BOOK  OF  A  THOUSAND  FACTS 


evangelists  are  in  service,  and  625  converts  were  baptized 
last  year. 

(61)  Assam  has  250  mission  schools  with  6,519  pupils, 
heading  up  in  the  Jorhat  Christian  Schools  with  its  three  de¬ 
partments— Bible  School,  Academic  Instruction,  and  Indus¬ 
trial  Training.  Here  160  students,  representing  13  tribes, 
are  being  developed  into  Christian  leaders. 

(62)  At  the  last  annual  meeting  of  the  Manipur  Associa¬ 
tion  1,045  delegates  attended,  some  of  whom  walked  from 
two  to  six  days  to  be  present.  The  entertaining  church  of  345 
members  furnished  hospitality  for  the  four  days’  meetings. 

(63)  Assam  is  one  of  the  great  tea  producing  countries 
of  the  world,  more  than  1,500,000  chests  of  tea  being  exported 
annually.  One-fifth  of  the  Baptist  church  members  are 
workers  on  the  tea  plantations. 

(64)  The  budget  for  Assam  totals  $112,134,  of  which 
$65,000  pays  the  salaries  of  missionaries  and  $35,000  main¬ 
tains  the  work. 

(65)  In  Manipur  for  part  of  a  village  to  become  Christian 
sometimes  means  the  formation  of  a  new  village.  A  student 
at  the  Mission  school  returned  home  and  told  the  gospel  story 
to  his  fellow-villagers.  After  some  time  a  group  of  younger 
men  and  women  decided  to  separate  themselves  from  the 
heathen  village  and  its  customs.  They  pulled  down  their 
30  houses  in  the  wettest  part  of  the  rainy  season,  carried  the 
material  down  the  mountainside  about  a  mile,  and  there  built 
a  new  village.  A  substantial  church  building  now  stands  on 
one  of  its  choicest  sites. 


ENDICOTX  CHAPEL,  SOORIAPETT,  SOUTH  INDIA 


Bengal-Orissa 

(66)  In  the  Bengal-Orissa  Mission  Baptists  are  responsi¬ 
ble  for  a  territory  of  about  12,000  square  miles,  with  a  popu¬ 
lation  of  more  than  4,000,000,  or  about  that  of  Massachusetts. 

(67)  Although  Baptists  carry  on  the  only  missionary  work 
in  this  territory,  there  are  but  33  missionaries  in  service. 

(68)  These  people  cling  to  Hinduism  more  tenaciously 
than  those  of  any  other  section  of  India.  After  88  years  of 
work  here  there  are  only  23  churches  with  1,678  members. 

(69)  Missionaries  stress  the  field’s  importance  by  declar¬ 
ing  that  “when  the  day  comes  that  Bengal  shall  be  won  for 
Christ,  the  conquest  of  India  will  then  be  at  hand.” 

(70)  The  first  missionaries  to  Bengal-Orissa  were  Rev. 
and  Mrs.  Jeremiah  Phillips,  appointed  by  the  Free  Baptist 
Churches  of  the  United  States.  Since  that  time  there  have 
come  from  Mr.  Phillips’  family  18  missionaries,  who  have 
given  220  years  of  service  to  India. 

(71)  The  Balasore  Industrial  School,  with  its  faculty  of 
13  teachers,  gives  instruction  in  carpentry,  blacksmithing, 
machine  work,  motor  cars,  polishing  and  drawing.  About 


STUDENTS  OF  THE  HUCHOW  BOYS’  SCHOOL  WHO  WERE  BAP¬ 
TIZED  AT  ONE  SERVICE 

half  of  the  student  body  of  75  are  Christians  who  spend  part 
of  their  spare  time  in  evangelistic  effort  at  the  bazars. 

(72)  At  Jamshedpur  the  Tata  Iron  and  Steel  Co.,  em¬ 
ploying  thousands  of  men,  operates  one  of  the  largest  steel 
industries  in  the  world.  Missionaries  have  been  working  here 
since  1919.  Church  membership  is  nearly  200  and  last  year 
contributions  of  13,000  rupees  ($4,220)  were  made  for  current 
expenses  and  for  a  new  building  dedicated  February  22,  1925. 
In  April,  1924,  another  church  of  60  members  was  organized 
among  the  English-speaking  population. 

(73)  In  the  past  20  years  the  Indian  Church  at  Kharag¬ 
pur,  under  the  leadership  of  Pastor  K.  C.  Mohapatra,  has 
grown  from  6  to  237  members. 

(74)  The  territory  occupied  by  the  Bengal-Orissa  Mission 
is  one  of  the  most  densely  populated  of  all  India.  It  averages 
more  than  500  persons  to  the  square  mile. 

(75)  The  budget  of  the  Foreign  Mission  Society  provides 
for  only  $51,431  for  Bengal-Orissa.  Adding  contributions 
received  on  the  field  makes  $67,469  available,  a  small  sum  for 
work  among  4,000,000  people. 

South  India 

(76)  A  record  year  in  evangelistic  results  is  reported 
from  South  India.  The  total  number  of  baptisms,  5,684,  is 
the  largest  in  the  history  of  the  Mission,  with  the  exception  of 
the  great  ingathering  in  1878  under  Dr.  John  E.  Clough. 
This  makes  nearly  14,000  additions  by  baptisms  in  three 
years  and  adds  a  great  community  to  the  Mission. 

(77)  Dr.  A.  W.  Rider  contrasts  the  facts  of  yesterday 
with  the  facts  of  today:  “In  the  day  of  Lyman  Jewett  but  a 
handful  of  converts;  now  over  80,000  Christians.  Then,  no 
aids  to  workers;  now,  churches,  schools,  hospitals,  and  auto 
cars.  Then  the  ‘Lone  Star,’  now  a  constellation  of  200 
churches  in  the  sky  of  South  India.” 

(78)  The  South  India  Mission,  in  spite  of  long  years  of 
discouragement,  has  made  marvelous  progress.  There  are 
now  218  churches  with  80,521  members,  1,265  schools  with 
33,470  pupils,  7  hospitals,  8  dispensaries,  2,157  Indian  work¬ 
ers,  and  127  missionaries  on  this  field. 

(79)  During  the  touring  season  of  1924  Rev.  E.  E.  Silli- 
man  of  Narsaravupet  spent  56  days  on  the  field,  camped  in 
23  places,  visited  85  villages,  inspected  23  schools,  held  over 
100  meetings,  witnessed  the  baptism  of  279  believers,  and 
observed  the  Lord’s  Supper  in  17  churches. 

(80)  “The  year  1924  had  its  moments  of  depression,  but 
we  have  also  seen  the  glory  of  the  Lord  and  walked  in  heavenly 
places,”  writes  Rev.  F.  P.  Manley  from  Nellore. 

(81)  A  notable  achievement  in  self-support  is  reported 
from  Kurnool.  Last  year  the  entire  force  of  field  workers,  3 


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evangelists  and  76  teachers,  was  maintained  by  funds  raised 
on  the  field.  Total  contributions  of  the  3,285  Indian  Chris¬ 
tians  at  the  station  were  Rs.  6,018-15-0  ($1,954.20).  A  re¬ 
markable  record,  considering  the  poverty  of  the  people. 

(82)  Fifteen  new  churches  were  organized  in  the  South 
India  Mission  last  year  making  a  total  of  218  churches,  of 
which  62  are  entirely  self-supporting. 

(83)  On  the  Gurzalla  field  1,000  people  applied  for  bap¬ 
tism  last  year.  Missionary  E.  O.  Schugren  baptized  500  of 
these,  bringing  the  church  membership  to  1,994. 

(84)  After  35  years  of  service  in  India,  M.  Grant  Stait, 
M.D.,  wife  of  Rev.  F.  M.  Stait,  has  been  awarded  the 
Kaiser-I-Hind  gold  medal  by  King  George  for  “distinguished 
public  service  in  India.”  She  began  her  medical  work  at 
Udayagiri  in  a  little  mud  hut,  but  now  is  in  charge  of  the 
finely  equipped  Etta  Waterbury  Memorial  Hospital.  During 
ten  months  of  1924  her  hospital  ministered  to  5,889  patients. 

(85)  For  a  county  530  square  miles  in  area  Rev.  and  Mrs. 
J.  A.  Curtis  of  Donakonda  are  responsible.  It  has  94,047 
inhabitants  living  in  118  villages,  105  of  which  contain  Chris¬ 
tians.  There  are  no  cities;  3  towns  have  slightly  over  3,000 
inhabitants;  4  have  over  2,000.  The  Christian  constituency 
includes  11,967  persons,  of  whom  6,006  are  church  members, 
or  more  than  our  entire  church  membership  in  Arizona. 

(86)  The  Theological  Seminary  at  Ramapatnam  cele¬ 
brated  its  Jubilee  in  1924.  During  the  past  50  years  13  mis¬ 
sionaries  and  28  Indians  have  served  on  the  faculty  and  1,448 
students  have  attended  its  classes.  Of  its  living  graduates, 
480  are  in  active  Christian  service  in  our  Baptist  Mission, 
84  in  other  missions,  while  others  are  in  secular  employ¬ 
ment.  The  present  student  body  numbers  114. 

(87)  At  Nellore,  where  Dr.  Clough  baptized  2,222  in 
one  day,  the  visitor  can  inspect  the  great  church  record  book 
containing  the  names  of  over  40,000  converts  who  have  been 
baptized  into  the  fellowship  of  this  historic  church. 

(88)  The  Clough  Memorial  Hospital  at  Ongole  is  the  only 
suitable  hospital  available  for  a  district  of  600,000  people. 
It  provides  for  men,  women,  and  children;  people  of  all  castes, 
classes  and  creeds;  rich  and  poor;  ignorant  and  educated; 
white  and  black.  Clinics  have  been  established  from  25  to  35 
miles  away  in  every  direction.  At  one  day’s  clinic  about  100 
patients  receive  treatment. 

(89)  At  Kanigiri  last  year  96  of  the  total  baptisms  of 
252  were  pupils  in  the  Mission  schools.  Six  new  churches 
were  organized  on  this  field,  making  a  total  of  22. 


A  HAKKA  MOUNTAIN  VILLAGE,  SOUTH  CHINA 


(90)  The  Mission  church  at  Ongole  established  by  Dr. 

Clough  in  1867  now  has  a  membership  of  10,500.  Although 
many  castes  and  classes  are  represented  in  its  membership,  it 
has  never  had  a  division  or  serious  difference.  * 

(91)  A  survey  of  missionary  personnel  shows  how  urgent 
is  the  need  of  new  missionaries  in  South  India.  Of  the  present 
staff  of  43  male  missionaries,  1  has  served  51  years;  2  have 
served  41;  13  between  30  and  40;  3  between  25  and  30;  3  be¬ 
tween  20  and  25;  6  between  15  and  20;  5  between  10  and  15; 
and  only  10  missionaries  have  served  less  than  10  years.  One 
of  these  missionaries  is  86  years  of  age,  one  is  77,  one  is  70,  4 
are  between  65  and  70,  4  between  60  and  65,  10  between  55 
and  60,  3  between  50  and  55,  3  between  45  and  50,  6  between 
40  and  45,  and  only  10  are  under  40. 

(92)  Nevertheless,  because  of  insufficient  funds  and  the 
compelling  demands  elsewhere,  South  India  received  during 
1924  not  even  one  new  missionary,  man  or  woman,  the  first 
such  year  in  40  years! 

China  at  Large 

(93)  The  Chinese  number  more  than  one-fourth  of  the 
world’s  total  population.  One  person  out  of  every  four  on  the 
globe  is  a  Chinese. 

(94)  China,  including  Mongolia,  has  a  land  area  of  about 
4,300,000  square  miles,  and  is  thus  larger  than  the  United 
States,  which  has  3,616,484  square  miles. 

(95)  Northern  Baptists  conduct  mission  work  in  three 
sections  of  China — East  China,  around  Shanghai;  South 
China,  centering  at  Swatow;  and  West  China,  1,800  miles 
up  the  Yangtze  River  from  Shanghai. 

(96)  There  are  228  missionaries  in  service — 100  in  East 
China,  63  in  South  China,  and  65  in  West  China.  With  them 
are  associated  1,025  Chinese  workers. 

(97)  In  the  three  missions  there  are  183  churches  with 
10,809  members;  234  Sunday  schools  with  16,688  pupils;  and 
313  mission  schools  of  all  grades  enrolling  16,558  pupils. 

(98)  Owing  to  superstition,  ignorance  and  lack  of  sanita¬ 
tion,  China  has  an  annual  death  rate  ranging  from  40  to  50 
per  1,000  as  compared  with  14  per  1,000  in  the  United  States. 

(99)  In  all  China  there  are  only  1,000  modern  doctors,  of 
whom  about  one-third  are  medical  missionaries. 

(100)  Few  people  realize  what  substantial  sums  are 
raised  on  the  fields,  as  is  indicated  in  the  table: 


Contributed  Raised  in 

in  America  China* 

East  China .  $137,861.91  $184,175.00 

South  China .  68,724.46  86,227.00 

West  China .  75,109.55  7,877.00 


*This  includes  fees  paid  by  pupils  in  mission  schools, 
fees  paid  by  patients  in  mission  hospitals,  and  gifts  from 
Chinese  churches  for  local  support. 

East  China 

(101)  Heading  the  educational  system  in  East  China 
is  Shanghai  Baptist  College,  founded  in  1907  and  supported 
jointly  by  Northern  and  Southern  Baptists.  There  are  700 
students  and  the  faculty  numbers  66,  about  equally  divided 
between  missionaries  and  Chinese.  Of  the  students  in  the 
graduating  classes  of  the  high  school  96%  have  been  Chris¬ 
tians,  and  hardly  a  student  has  graduated  from  the  college 
department  without  having  become  a  Christian.  Each  year 
from  50  to  150  students  have  confessed  faith  in  Christ. 

(102)  Wayland  Academy,  at  Hangchow,  a  city  which 
usually  has  10,000  students  in  its  schools,  was  the  only  school, 
either  private,  mission,  or  government,  to  open  on  time,  the 
civil  war  having  prevented  the  others  from  opening. 

(103)  Missionary  C.  S.  Gibbs  of  the  University  of  Nan¬ 
king  has  developed  a  course  of  treatment  98%  effective  for 


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rinderpest,  which  has  caused  many  deaths  among  the  cattle. 
He  has  already  treated  over  2,000  animals,  and  also  worked 
on  diseases  among  poultry,  goats,  bees  and  silkworms. 

(104)  How  about  the  results  of  this  practical  service? 
Dr.  Gibbs  says:  “These  personal  contacts  with  the  rural  peo¬ 
ple  of  China  have  been  unusually  blessed  in  an  evangelistic  way. 
A  good  part  of  my  time  has  been  spent  in  Chinese  villages 
living  as  the  Chinese  do.  Evangelistic  services  were  held  every 
Sunday  and  every  evening.  Whole  villages  would  come  to  hear 
me  or  the  native  evangelists  preach.  Thousands  of  villagers 
have  been  led  to  Christ  as  a  result  of  these  meetings  following 
a  hard  day’s  work  in  the  field  with  the  cattle  or  chickens,  or 
growing  crops.” 

(105)  The  missionaries  at  Huchow  greatly  helped  the 
refugees  during  the  recent  civil  war.  At  one  period  about 
5,000  of  them  were  cared  for. 

(106)  A  conspicuous  illustration  of  Chinese  appreciation 
of  missionary  service  is  found  in  Ding  Hae,  where  Missionary 
L.  C.  Hylbert  is  at  the  head  of  a  large  Mission  school  of  nearly 
500  boys.  His  work  has  so  impressed  the  Chinese  that  they 
have  made  generous  gifts  for  school  buildings  and  equipment. 
One  Chinese  merchant  alone  gave  $200,000.  The  school  is 
endorsed  by  leading  officials  and  the  Public  Minister  of  Edu¬ 
cation.  It  has  an  endowment  fund,  of  which  $193,000  was 
contributed  by  Chinese;  and  of  its  annual  budget  $29,000  is 
raised  on  the  field. 

South  China 

(107)  Last  year  more  than  120,000  persons  attended  the 
every-night  Gospel  meetings  at  the  Swatow  Christian  Insti¬ 
tute.  Its  schools  enrolled  700  students.  About  40  persons  were 
baptized  as  a  result  of  revivals  during  May  and  November. 

(108)  The  Christian  Institute  now  directs  a  newly  estab¬ 
lished  leper  colony  supported  by  the  Swatow  government. 

(109)  With  no  other  hospital  for  300  miles  north,  west 
and  east  and  for  70  south,  several  million  people  are  dependent 
on  the  Sunwuhsien  Mission  Hospital  for  medical  help.  “At 
all  times,”  writes  Dr.  C.  E.  Bousfield,  “we  endeavor  to  make 
the  hospital  the  strongest  center  of  evangelism  anywhere  in 
our  region.”  Eight  patients  were  recently  baptized  as  a 
direct  result  of  the  hospital  work — a  common  record. 

(110)  Daily  Vacation  Bible  Schools  are  popular  in  South 
China.  In  the  Swatow  district  alone  there  were  66  last  sum¬ 
mer,  with  304  teachers  and  4,489  pupils.  Practically  all  the 
teachers  were  Mission  school  students  serving  without  pay. 

(HD  The  school  system  in  South  China  finds  its  cap¬ 
stone  in  Swatow  Academy.  Nineteen  years  ago  there  were 
1 5  students  who  had  to  be  coaxed  to  remain  and  study.  Now 
there  are  465  alert,  intelligent  young  men.  They  all  pay 
tuition  fees  and  crowd  the  entering  class.  The  Chinese  con¬ 
tributed  over  $30,000  for  the  new  administration  building  of 
Swatow  Academy. 

(112)  Twenty  years  ago  one  city  in  South  China  was  so 
hostile  to  foreigners  that  our  missionaries  had  to  pass  it  in 
sedan  chairs  with  the  curtains  closely  drawn.  Recently  a 
prominent  citizen  of  that  city  gave  $1,000  to  help  erect  one 
of  our  Mission  buildings  and  secured  from  his  friends  an  ad¬ 
ditional  $15,000  for  the  same  purpose. 

(113)  Teaching  Bible  classes  at  Swatow  Academy  in  the 
early  fall  seemed  to  make  little  impression;  but  the  truth  went 
home  and  22  students  decided  to  confess  Christ,  while  50  or 
60  more  signed  for  special  study.  By  the  end  of  the  term  the 
number  of  definite  decisions  was  raised  to  37.  Of  these  22 
have  been  baptized;  three-fourths  of  them  the  first  Christians 
in  their  families. 

(114)  There  were  7  baptisms  during  1924  at  Chao- 


chowfu.  Some  of  these  converts  suffered  unto  blood  for  their 
faith.  One  woman  was  badly  beaten  because  she  presumed 
to  be  the  only  one  in  her  village  to  become  a  Christian. 

(115)  Another  who  drew  about  $5  a  month  from  a  rela¬ 
tive  for  her  living  was  threatened  the  loss  of  this  allowance  if 
she  became  a  Christian.  She  wavered,  went  hungry,  but 
finally  chose  her  Lord  and  was  baptized. 

(116)  An  officer  of  the  southern  army  who  was  stationed 
for  about  six  weeks  at  Sunwuhsien  came  to  the  Mission  hos¬ 
pital  and  was  cured.  He  attended  the  hospital  worship  when 
he  came  for  treatment,  and  then  asked  if  he  could  bring  his 
soldiers  for  worship.  On  the  advice  of  Missionary  Bousfield 
he  brought  his  inferior  officers  and  his  men  numbering  95 
Sunday  after  Sunday  until  they  were  sent  to  another  city. 

(117)  An  evangelistic  band  composed  of  a  Bible 
woman,  Chinese  pastor,  and  Missionary  J.  L.  Bjelke  visited 
all  the  8  regular  places  of  worship  in  the  PIopo  field  and  80 
other  villages.  There  were  67  confessions  of  faith  and  bap¬ 
tisms;  36  of  these  from  the  out-stations. 

(118)  The  hospital  at  Ungkung  did  an  especially  valuable 
work  last  year  by  giving  inoculations  for  the  bubonic  plague. 
Over  2,000  people  died  from  the  plague;  but  of  the  nearly 
2,000  persons  inoculated  at  the  hospital  very  few  took  the  dis¬ 
ease.  Thus  the  medical  work  saved  many  lives  and  com¬ 
manded  the  respect  of  the  people  in  increased  measure. 

(119)  In  a  recent  evangelistic  campaign  throughout  the 
South  China  Mission,  public  meetings  with  an  aggregate  at¬ 
tendance  of  over  30,000  were  held  in  chapels,  ancestral  halls, 
public  forums  and  squares.  Practically  everywhere  the  atti¬ 
tude  of  the  people  was  friendly. 

(120)  The  magic  lantern  was  an  invaluable  adjunct,  the 
series  of  pictures  always  ending  with  views  of  the  Life  of 
Christ.  Special  all-day  meetings  were  held  with  every  group 
of  churches  visited. 

West  China 

(121)  The  West  China  Mission  is  so  far  away  that  mails 
to  New  York  average  about  three  months  in  transit.  Mis¬ 
sionaries  going  there  travel  as  long  a  time  from  Shanghai  to 
their  field  as  from  New  York  to  Shanghai,  so  slow  is  the  jour¬ 
ney  up  the  Yangtze  River. 

(122)  Chengtu  Baptist  College,  in  cooperation  with  West 
China  Union  University,  heads  our  educational  system  in 
West  China.  To  it  come  the  students  from  the  lower  schools 
and  from  it  go  pastors,  doctors,  teachers  and  dentists  to  serve 
in  the  cities  included  in  our  mission  area.  There  are  48  stu¬ 
dents  enrolled  in  the  College,  8  in  the  Union  Normal  School, 
and  75  in  the  Union  Middle  School. 


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(123)  The  Chinese  Home  Mission  Society  has  opened 
work  among  the  Ch’uan  Miao  aborigines  of  the  Suifu  Prefec¬ 
ture.  They  have  no  written  language,  no  schools,  no 
organized  church,  and  worship  no  gods  save  their  ancestors. 

(124)  The  School  for  the  Blind  at  Chengtu,  under  the 
superintendency  of  Missionary  H.  J.  Openshaw,  is  an  unusual 
feature  of  the  work.  During  the  year  6  little  fellows  were 
baptized.  The  staff  includes  2  sight  and  2  blind  teachers  be¬ 
sides  an  instructor  in  the  work  department.  There  are  16 
students  who  should  become  teachers  for  other  schools  among 
the  150,000  blind  in  Szechuan  province.  The  school  has 
greatly  stimulated  giving  on  the  part  of  the  Chinese. 

(125)  The  hospital  at  Yachow  last  year  ministered  to 
1,171  new  patients  through  the  dispensaries.  These  and 
former  patients  have  made  7,960  revisits.  The  215  in-patients 
were  in  the  hospital  a  total  of  4,599  days;  608  persons  were 
vaccinated  and  303  operations  performed. 

(126)  The  superintendent  of  all  the  schools  in  the  Kiewei 
district  recently  asked  Rev.  and  Mrs.  A.  G.  Adams  to  take 
his  little  son  into  their  home  in  Kiating,  to  educate  him  and 
help  him  become  a  good  man. 

(127)  Progress  in  self-support  of  the  boys’  schools  in 
Suifu  district  was  made  in  1924.  During  1923  $685.90  was 
collected  in  school  fees;  in  1924,  $1,107.62,  an  increase  of 
$421.72,  or  an  average  gain  of  62%.  The  largest  gain  was 
made  in  the  out-station  schools  where  only  $40  was  received 
last  year  as  compared  with  $185.  This  is  more  significant 
since  practically  all  the  constituency  has  been  affected  by  the 
most  devastating  flood  of  50  years. 

Japan 

(128)  There  are  1,349  Protestant  churches  in  Japan,  with 
134,547  members. 

(129)  Northern  Baptists  have  69  missionaries  and  250 
Japanese  associates.  There  are  32  Baptist  churches,  with 
4,389  members,  and  3,058  pupils  in  the  35  mission  schools. 

(130)  Appropriations  from  Northern  Baptists  amount 
to  $141,320,  while  Japanese  churches  and  school  pupils  con¬ 
tribute  $56,829,  making  $198,149  available  for  mission  work. 

(131)  The  first  Baptist  church  in  Yokohama  was  organ¬ 
ized  March  2,  1873,  with  only  the  missionaries  as  its  con¬ 
stituent  members.  Now  there  are  5  churches  in  the  city,  with 
membership  of  551  and  4  schools. 

(132)  The  Mabie  Memorial  School  at  Yokohama,  the 
only  Christian  school  for  boys  in  that  prefecture,  was  founded 
in  1917.  Buildings  costing  $215,000  had  been  erected.  The 
earthquake  destroyed  the  entire  plant.  Only  four  typewriters 
were  salvaged.  Nevertheless,  when  school  opened  in  tem¬ 
porary  buildings  less  than  two  months  after  the  disaster  over 
400  boys  reported.  The  students  now  number  415. 

(133)  The  Tabernacle  in  Tokyo  served  as  the  residence  of 
159  fam  ilies  during  the  year  following  the  earthquake.  When 
a  family  became  able  to  rebuild  its  own  home  another  family 
at  once  took  its  place. 

(134)  More  than  1,500,000  people  live  on  the  scattered 
islands  of  the  Inland  Sea.  Last  year  the  Gospel  Ship  under 
Captain  J.  F.  Laughton  sailed  2,685  miles  and  100,000  people 
heard  the  Gospel  message. 

(135)  A  branch  of  the  Tokyo  Tabernacle,  with  its  varied 
religious  and  community  service  activities,  has  been  estab¬ 
lished  in  the  slum  section  of  the  city.  During  a  recent  series 
of  evangelistic  meetings,  52  people  made  decisions  for  Christ. 

(136)  Soon  after  the  earthquake  a  Japanese  physician 
volunteered  his  services  to  Dr.  Axling  at  the  Tabernacle  and 
the  gallery  of  the  fire-swept  concrete  shell  of  a  building  was 
transformed  into  an  emergency  hospital.  At  an  evangelistic 


meeting  he  and  his  two  nurses  were  among  the  first  of  63  peo¬ 
ple  publicly  to  declare  their  new  faith  in  Christ.  In  March, 
1924,  his  health  broke  from  overwork,  and  in  May  he  died. 
During  his  six  months  of  active  service  he  had  cared  for 
22,042  calls  and  cases. 

(137)  The  Society  lost  $506,386  in  property  and  equip¬ 
ment  by  the  earthquake.  This  was  the  greatest  loss  ever  suf¬ 
fered  by  American  Baptists  in  their  foreign  mission  work. 
Thus  far  only  $182,953  has  been  received  for  reconstruction.  , 

Philippine  Islands 

(138)  In  the  Philippine  group  are  3,141  islands,  with 
a  combined  area  of  about  115,000  square  miles.  Only  about 
400  of  the  islands  are  inhabited,  the  total  population  being 
about  10,500,000. 

(139)  Baptist  mission  work  is  conducted  in  two  islands, 
Panay  and  Negros,  each  of  which  has  an  area  of  about  10,000 
square  miles.  There  are  three  mission  stations,  Iloilo  and 
Capiz  on  Panay,  and  Bacolod  on  Negros. 

(140)  Baptists  began  work  in  the  Philippines  25  years 
ago.  Now  there  are  34  missionaries,  232  Filipino  workers,  86 
churches  with  5,581  church  members,  23  schools  with  1,875 
pupils,  2  hospitals  and  4  dormitories. 

(141)  Appropriations  for  the  Philippine  Mission  total 
$55)335*  Receipts  on  the  field  amount  to  $36,945. 

(142)  Last  year  412  students  were  enrolled  in  Central 
Philippine  College,  formerly  known  as  Jaro  Industrial  School. 

(143)  On  Negros  island  a  student  begged  Missionary 
W.  0.  Valentine  to  visit  his  village.  There  he  found  3  Chris¬ 
tians.  He  examined  and  baptized  9  converts,  organized  a 
church  and  examined  4  more  candidates  for  baptism  upon  the 
next  visit  of  a  pastor.  Ten  days  later  materials  had  been 
gathered  for  erecting  a  chapel.  The  student  wrote:  “Imagine 
our  joy,  converts  and  members  working  together  for  the  erec¬ 
tion  of  our  chapel.  We  hope  to  hold  services  in  it  next  Sun¬ 
day.”  Thus  within  two  weeks  a  new  church  had  been  organ¬ 
ized,  three-fourths  of  its  members  baptized  and  a  chapel  built 
ready  for  occupancy,  all  without  one  cent  of  mission  funds. 
A  few  weeks  later  this  church  reported  16  new  additions  by 
baptism  and  an  out-station  Sunday  school. 

(144)  Baptists  and  Presbyterians  have  worked  together 
for  years  in  Iloilo,  a  city  of  over  50,000  people.  The  Presby¬ 
terians  are  now  withdrawing  leaving  the  entire  field  to  Bap¬ 
tists.  Some  friends  have  made  it  possible  to  purchase  the 
Presbyterian  buildings.  At  the  Union  Mission  Hospital,  now 
to  be  maintained  by  Baptists,  1,482  in-patients  and  2,341 
out-patients,  a  total  of  3,823,  received  treatment  last  year. 

(145)  A  revival  is  in  progress  in  the  Bacolod  field.  Last 
year  1,233  were  baptized. 


MABIE  memorial’s  GRADUATING  CLASS  IN  FRONT  OF  TEM¬ 
PORARY  BUILDING  ERECTED  SINCE  THE  EARTHQUAKE 


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BAPTISM  AT  THE  CENTRAL  PHILIPPINE  COLLEGE 


(146)  The  Capiz  station  was  opened  in  1903  by  Dr.  and 
Mrs.  P.  H.  J.  Lerrigo,  who  were  soon  joined  by  Rev.  and  Mrs. 
J.  C.  Robbins.  (Dr.  Lerrigo  is  now  Home  Secretary  of  the  So¬ 
ciety  and  Dr.  Robbins  is  Foreign  Secretary  for  British  India.) 
There  are  now  18  churches  with  1,410  members,  5  schools  and 
a  hospital  (founded  by  Dr.  Lerrigo)  which  last  year  treated 
1,297  patients. 

(147)  Students  of  Central  Philippine  College  conduct  14 
Sunday  schools  with  an  average  attendance  of  250. 

Belgian  Congo 

(148)  Belgian  Congo  in  Africa  has  an  area  larger  than 
the  entire  section  of  the  United  States  lying  west  of  the 
Rocky  Mountains. 

(149)  Only  4,000,000  of  the  present  population  of  12,- 
000,000  are  being  reached  by  foreign  mission  agencies; 
4,000,000  more  are  Vithin  the  radius  of  present  influences,  and 
the  remaining  4,000,000  must  be  reached  by  new  agencies 
or  by  the  expansion  of  the  work  of  organizations  now  in  the 
field.  The  326  Protestant  churches  have  58,639  members. 

(150)  Northern  Baptists  began  work  in  Belgian  Congo 
in  1884  by  taking  over  the  Livingstone  Inland  Mission, 
started  in  1878.  There  are  now  48  missionaries  assisted  by 
749  African  workers.  Of  the  37  churches  with  14,040  mem¬ 
bers,  16  are  entirely  self-supporting. 

(151)  The  remarkable  increase  among  Congo  churches 
is  shown  by  the  following  comparison: 


1914 

1924 

Increase 

Missionaries . 

47 

44 

6% 

185% 

Native  workers . 

294 

778 

Organized  churches . 

Churches  entirely  self-support- 

20 

36 

80% 

ing . 

8 

20 

150% 

Church  members . 

4.506 

14,871 

230% 

Native  contributions . 

$2,054 

$2,507 

63% 

(152)  For  work  in  Congo,  American  Baptists  contributed 
$54,013,  field  receipts  were  $4,738,  a  total  of  $58,851. 

(153)  The  entire  field  of  Tshumbiri  with  9,700  square 
miles,  larger  than  New  Jersey,  and  a  population  of  31,000, 
has  only  one  missionary  family,  Rev.  and  Mrs.  P.  C.  Metzger. 

(154)  In  1917  missionaries  at  Sona  Bata  sent  the  first 
African  teacher  among  the  Bayaka  tribe.  Now  there  are  34 
schools  with  over  1,100  pupils,  200  baptized  believers,  and 
several  thousands  attending  religious  services  regularly. 

(155)  Medical  missionaries  are  cooperating  with  the 
Belgian  Government  in  a  campaign  against  sleeping  sickness. 
The  Colonial  medical  service  furnishes  free  medicines  for 
mission  hospitals  and  dispensaries.  King  Albert  recently 
made  Missionary  W.  H.  Leslie,  M.D.,  of  Vanga,  a  Chevalier 
de  l’ordre  Royal  du  Lion,  as  a  recognition  of  his  services. 

(156)  The- first  white  missionaries  were  sent  in  1924  to 
Moanza,  six  days’  journey  from  Vanga,  the  nearest  mission 
station.  Rev.  and  Mrs.  Thomas  Hill,  living  in  a  mud  hut 


until  funds  are  available  for  a  house,  are  responsible  for  this 
field  90  miles  square,  inhabited  by  seven  different  tribes. 

(157)  During  the  15  years  since  the  establishment  of  the 
Evangelical  Training  Institution  at  Kimpese,  73  men  and 
64  women  completed  the  course  and  were  graduated.  More 
than  70%  of  these  are  out  on  the  field  preaching  and  building 
up  strong  Christian  communities. 

(158)  For  the  past  10  years  the  missionaries  in  the  Bel¬ 
gian  Congo  have  laid  great  stress  on  self-support.  As  a  result 
almost  no  foreign  money  is  now  used  in  support  of  native 
churches,  schools,  teachers  or  even  traveling  evangelist- 
overseers,  save  in  the  newer  stations;  and  even  at  Vanga  con¬ 
tributions  already  cover  two-thirds  of  these  expenses. 

(159)  Dr.  Hjalmar  Ostrom  reports  an  average  of  100  pa¬ 
tients  a  day  being  treated  at  the  Mission  hospital  at  Ntondo. 

(160)  Missionaries  at  Sona  Bata  are  responsible  for  a 
territory  of  10,000  square  miles.  One-third  of  the  people  in 
this  district  know  the  Gospel,  one-third  have  heard  about  it, 
and  one-third  have  not  yet  had  an  opportunity  to  hear  it. 

(161)  The  remarkable  revival  in  the  Sona  Bata  field 
which  began  in  1921  continued  through  1924.  Previous  to 
1921  there  was  a  church  membership  of  about  1,500  and  bap¬ 
tisms  averaged  about  150  each  year.  Since  1921  more  than 
10,000  baptisms  have  been  reported,  and  the  interest  continues. 

Europe 

(162)  In  the  year  of  Waterloo  (1815)  there  was  no  Bap¬ 
tist  church  on  the  mainland  of  Europe.  In  1850  there  were 
about  4,000  church  members.  In  1900  the  number  had  risen 
to  about  220,000.  Now  it  is  certainly  not  less  than  1,250,000, 
and  perhaps  exceeds  2,000,000. 

(163)  The  first  Baptist  Church  in  Sweden  was  organized 
in  1848.  Persecution  was  severe  against  the  early  Swedish 
Baptists.  In  1922  or  74  years  later,  Swedish  Baptists  reported 
21  associations;  681  churches;  60,530  members;  436  ministers; 
721  local  preachers;  2  colleges;  73  students  for  the  ministry; 
109  foreign  missionaries;  expenditure  for  foreign  missions 
about  350,000  kroner  (nearly  $100,000). 

(164)  It  is  a  noteworthy  fact  that  there  is  a  Swedish  Bap¬ 
tist  foreign  missionary  to  every  600  members,  a  record 
unequaled  by  Baptists  elsewhere. 

(165)  The  first  Baptist  Church  in  Denmark  was  organized 
in  Copenhagen  in  1839.  There  are  now  32  churches  with 
5,427  members;  over  1,500  baptisms  in  the  last  five  years. 

(166)  The  work  of  German  Baptists  began  in  1834,  but 
it  was  not  until  1848  that  Baptists  were  recognised  by  the 
authorities.  There  are  now  235  churches,  1,078  regular 
preaching  places,  and  58,854  members. 

(167)  On  October  1,  1880,  a  theological  seminary,  with  4 
years’  curriculum,  was  opened  in  Hamburg.  The  building 
was  enlarged  in  1914  and  now  accommodates  over  100. 

(168)  In  1851  evangelistic  efforts  were  made  by  German 
Baptists  on  behalf  of  their  fellow  countrymen  who  had  settled 
in  Poland.  There  are  now  73  churches  with  10,453  members, 
47  pastors  and  139  lay  preachers  there. 

(169)  The  constitution  of  Poland  assures  religious  free¬ 
dom,  but  local  authorities  under  the  influence  of  Roman 
Catholic  priests  persecute  those  who  join  other  denomina¬ 
tions.  During  1922  four  Baptist  preachers  were  arrested  on 
trivial  pretexts;  3  times  the  police  interfered  with  Baptist 
meetings;  3  times  Bibles  and  literature  were  seized,  and  4 
times  meetings  were  attacked  by  drunken  mobs. 

(170)  The  first  Baptist  Church  in  Czechoslovakia  was 
organized  near  Prague  in  1885  with  16  members.  There  are 
now  25  organized  churches;  3,146  members;  20  church  build¬ 
ings;  155  preaching  places;  98  Sunday  schools. 


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(171)  Baptist  work  in  Esthonia  began  only  46  years  ago, 
and  Baptists  have  been  constantly  persecuted.  Scarcely  any 
of  the  leading  men  have  escaped  imprisonment,  banishment 
or  other  punishment.  The  establishment  of  Esthonia  as  an 
independent  state  has  brought  real  freedom.  There  are  now 
38  churches;  24  church  buildings;  74  preaching  places;  5,060 
members;  23  ordained  pastors,  and  40  Sunday  schools. 

(172)  On  April  22,  i860,  the  first  Baptist  church  in  Nor¬ 
way  was  organized  on  a  farm  near  Skien  with  7  members. 
There  are  now  4,681  Baptists  in  42  churches  distributed  over 
the  whole  country  and  organized  in  4  associations.  The 
church  in  Oslo  (Christiania)  with  533  members  is  the  larg¬ 
est.  In  1910  the  Baptist  Theological  College  was  established 
there.  It  now  has  15  students.  Norwegian  Baptists  main¬ 
tain  an  evangelistic  and  philanthropic  work  on  behalf  of  the 
deep  sea  fishermen  around  the  North  Cape,  and  also  support 
several  foreign  missionaries  on  the  Upper  Congo. 

(173)  Baptism  in  Latvia  was  first  administered  on  the 
night  of  September  9,  1861,  to  72  persons,  and  was  followed 
by  the  first  observance  of  the  Lord’s  Supper.  At  the  opening 
of  the  20th  century  foreign  mission  work  was  systematically 
undertaken,  5  Bible  women  being  sent  to  India  and  a  mission¬ 
ary  to  China.  The  war  ruined  all.  Great  numbers  perished 
on  the  battlefield;  multitudes  took  refuge  in  the  interior  of 
Russia;  the  capital  city  of  Riga,  which  had  about  600,000  in¬ 
habitants  at  the  opening  of  the  war,  had  less  than  200,000  at 


AT  THE  WELL,  NARSARAVUPET,  SOUTH  INDIA 


the  close.  Gradually  the  exiles  and  refugees  found  their  way 
back  to  Latvia,  the  denomination  revived,  and  an  energetic 
work  commenced. 

(174)  Baptists  stand  third  in  the  number  of  churches  in 
Latvia.  The  84  churches  have  9,402  members. 

(175)  The  history  of  modern  French  Baptists  begins  in  a 
little  village  in  French  Flanders  in  1810.  Here  a  farmer  dis¬ 
covered  a  long  hidden  Bible  and  he  and  his  neighbors  soon 
came  to  the  Baptist  position.  In  1832  the  Society  came  to  the 
aid  of  several  little  groups.  The  years  since  then  have  been 
filled  with  quiet  heroism  in  the  face  of  obstacles  and  persecu¬ 
tion.  In  1922  80  French  churches  reported  2,000  mem¬ 
bers. 

(176)  Reports  from  Russia  are  uncertain.  In  1914  the 
best  information  obtainable  put  the  number  of  baptized  be¬ 
lievers  in  Russia,  including  “Evangelical  Christians”  and 
“Baptists,”  at  106,000;  a  cautious  estimate  of  the  present 
strength  of  these  bodies,  which  now  have  accepted  a  common 
declaration  of  faith  and  order,  gives  it  as  1,000,000.  A  mem¬ 
ber  of  the  Russian  Government  in  1923  gave  as  his  estimate 
3,500,000;  if  this  be  taken  as  the  “community  strength”  it  is 
probably  well  within  the  truth.  The  fact  that  can  be  accepted 
is  that  there  has  been,  and  is,  a  movement  of  enormous 
power — the  deepest  and  widest  religious  movement  in  Russia. 

(177)  Baptist  churches  in  these  n  countries  of  Europe 
reported  a  total  of  9,649  baptisms  last  year. 


BIBLE  CLASS  AT  HANGCHOW,  EAST  CHINA 


THE  WOMAN’S  AMERICAN  BAPTIST  FOREIGN  MISSION  SOCIETY 


In  General 

(178)  The  Woman’s  American  Baptist  Foreign  Mission 
Society,  with  its  11  fields  and  108  stations;  its  250  mission¬ 
aries,  240  Bible  women,  1,620  trained  native  assistants;  its 
1,100  schools  touching  over  181,000  pupils,  from  little  tots  in 
kindergarten  to  college  students  and  trained  nurses;  its  200 
evangelistic  and  educational  workers,  14  doctors  and  29 
nurses;  women  and  children  of  Japan,  China,  Philippine 
Islands,  Burma,  India  and  Africa,  who  have  not  been  minis¬ 
tered  to,  affords  a  channel  through  which  Baptists  may  minis¬ 
ter  to  women  and  children  of  Eastern  lands. 

(179)  The  Society  has  for  its  purpose  the  elevation  and 
Christianization  of  women  and  children  in  foreign  lands. 

(180)  Its  service  is  being  given  in  Kindergartens,  Village 
Schools,  Boarding  Schools,  High  Schools  for  Girls,  Colleges, 
Schools  of  Mothercraft,  thereby  helping  from  childhood  to 
motherhood. 

(181)  In  British  India  there  is  a  Burmese  Woman’s  So¬ 
ciety,  a  Karen  Woman’s  Missionary  Society,  a  Telugu 
Woman’s  Missionary  Society,  and  a  yearly  meeting  of  the 
women  of  Bengal-Orissa,  all  outgrowths  of  its  work. 


(182)  There  is  a  kind  of  work  that  only  women  can  do, 
with  every  field  calling  desperately  for  help.  The  Society’s 
appointees  are  three  this  year! 

(183)  Recently  when  some  preachers  in  a  certain  field 
went  to  be  ordained,  a  bench  was  brought  up  by  the  men 
themselves  immediately  behind  their  own,  and  upon  inquiry 
it  was  found  that  the  preachers  demanded  that  their  wives 
should  have  a  part  because  they  had  been  so  helpful. 

Africa 

(184)  In  Belgian  Congo,  where  Baptists  labor,  distances 
are  so  great  and  doctors  so  few  that  patients  needing  care 
must  often  travel  a  whole  week  to  receive  treatment. 

(185)  In  Sona  Bata,  with  a  population  of  80,000,  there 
is  one  woman  registered  nurse. 

(186)  The  first  woman  doctor  went  to  Africa  in  1898. 
During  the  past  year  she  treated  8,000  out-patients.  She  has 
also  been  training  her  patients  in  giving,  and  the  receipts 
from  the  out-patients’  dispensary  are  10,000  francs. 

(187)  The  Boarding  School  at  Vanga  has  250  pupils,  60 
of  them  girls.  During  the  year  14  of  the  girls  were  married; 


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ii  became  wives  of  teachers  and  are  out  in  the  work,  the 
others  married  Christian  young  men  working  on  the  station. 

(188)  The  majority  of  schoolgirls  are  professing  Chris¬ 
tians;  s  were  baptized  during  the  year  and  5  others  converted. 

(189)  The  villages  occupied  by  our  out-schools  number 
more  than  170,  with  about  15,000  pupils,  more  than  one-third 
girls  and  young  women,  220  of  whom  professed  conversion 
during  the  year. 

(190)  The  older  people  come  in  increasing  numbers  seek¬ 
ing  the  Way  of  Life,  giving  up  their  fetishes  and  other  heathen 
practices.  The  women’s  services  are  well  attended,  from  250 
to  300  every  Sunday,  and  on  big  Sundays  800  or  more. 
Assam 

(191)  At  Kangpokpi,  Manipur  State,  900  Christians  gath¬ 
ered  last  January,  half  of  them  women.  Steps  were  taken  to 
teach  the  women  and  girls  to  read  the  Bible  and  hymnbook, 
and  a  distinct  advance  in  1924  was  thus  made  possible. 

(192)  Both  day  and  night  school  pupils  have  increased, 
totaling  252  this  year  as  against  27  the  year  previous. 

(193)  The  two  trained  Tangkhul  Naga  girls  from  Now- 
gong  Girls’  School  soon  to  take  up  work  among  their  women 
folk  will  mean  a  new  day  for  the  Christian  hill  women  of 
Manipur. 

(194)  A  missionary  in  Tura  has  completed  the  transla¬ 
tion  of  a  little  book  on  Anatomy  and  Hygiene  for  her  school. 
The  Garos  have  no  medical  books  in  their  language. 

(195)  The  Training  Classes  of  the  Nowgong  Mission 
Girls’  School  grow  larger  year  by  year.  The  total  for  the 
whole  school  is  216. 

(196)  At  Kangpokpi  the  work  among  women  has  been 
excellently  carried  on  by  the  missionary  wives.  Out  of  1,018 
baptisms  during  the  past  year  586  were  women. 

(197)  Association  time  is  one  of  great  rejoicing  in  Assam. 
At  the  last  gathering  the  women  had  a  special  session,  with  a 
report  of  the  year’s  work  from  each  village. 

(198)  Every  day  when  the  women  prepare  their  family 
meal  (twice)  they  take  out  a  handful  of  rice  from  the  allow¬ 
ances  and  put  that  aside  for  the  Lord.  All  the  women  to¬ 
gether  had  raised  $50  by  this  handful  of  rice.  This  money 
was  given  for  the  salaries  of  3  village  teachers.  At  this  time 
47  young  people  were  baptized. 

China  at  Large 

(199)  Christian  Missions  are  in  China  first  to  lead  indi¬ 
viduals  to  know  Christ  and  second  to  build  up  a  living  Chris¬ 
tian  community.  If  we  are  to  establish  the  Christian  Church 
in  China  we  must  change  and  train  the  “woman-half.” 

(200)  All  over  the  great  Republic  Chinese  women  are 
recognizing  that  women  are  as  important  as  the  men  to  the 
future  stability,  improved  society,  and  higher  ideals  of  a  na¬ 
tion,  and  with  fervor  they  are  entering  into  their  heritage. 

(201)  China’s  greatest  problem  is  the  fact  of  untaught 
children.  Of  99,000,000  children  of  school  age  only  4,218,695 
are  in  schools,  and  only  125,513  in  Christian  schools.  In  other 
words,  for  every  girl  in  Christian  schools  there  are  three  in 
government  or  private  schools  and  the  rest  get  no  schooling. 
Not  one  in  a  thousand  of  China’s  girls  are  in  school  or  Chris¬ 
tian  homes. 

(202)  Our  medical  work  in  China  includes  Nurses’  Train¬ 
ing  Departments  in  our  hospitals.  This  work  is  often  the 
entering  wedge  into  non-Christian  homes.  We  have  Day 
Nurseries,  Christian  Centers  for  Community  Service;  Vaca¬ 
tion  Bible  Schools  and  all  the  agencies  helpful  to  change 
the  thought  and  life  of  the  pgople. 

(203)  In  1844  the  first  Boarding  School  for  girls  was 
opened  in  Ningpo,  East  China. 


SCENE  FROM  TEACHERS’  PLAY,  NOWGONG,  ASSAM 


(204)  In  1874  the  first  Woman’s  Bible  Training  School 
came  into  being  at  Swatow,  South  China. 

East  China 

(205)  The  Union  Hospital  at  Huchow  last  year  treated 
1,640  in-patients  and  14,028  out-patients. 

(206)  A  fine  training  school  for  nurses  is  conducted  in  the 
out-patients’  department  of  the  hospital  wards.  A  special 
course  in  Bible  study  is  an  essential  part  of  this  training,  for 
evangelistic  work  is  carried  on  by  all  the  Christians  employed 
in  the  hospital,  including  20  nurses  on  the  staff. 

(207)  The  increase  in  attendance  of  31  women  and  17 
children  at  the  Christian  Homemakers’  School  at  Ningpo, 
following  the  enlargement  of  accommodations,  proves  the 
demand  for  this  kind  of  school. 

(208)  Twelve  were  mothers  who  brought  from  1  to  4 
children,  whom  they  left  in  charge  of  the  school  nursemaids 
during  school  hours;  22  were  married  women  who  brought 
no  children;  12  were  young  widows;  the  others  unmarried 
girls  deprived  of  early  advantages  in  schooling. 

(209)  A  Chinese  widow  seldom  remarries,  so  a  widow  of 
21  or  so  as  an  uneducated  non-Christian  faces  a  lonely,  mean¬ 
ingless  future,  but  if  she  can  be  reached  with  the  love  of 
Christ,  become  a  Christian  and  be  educated,  she  may  look 
forward  to  a  useful  life  in  the  uplifting  of  her  own  people. 

(210)  Over  50,000  people  used  the  Christian  Center  in 
Hangchow  in  a  single  year.  Half  the  cost  of  maintenance 
was  raised  among  the  Chinese. 

(211)  Ninety-eight  per  cent  of  the  girls  of  our  Boarding 
Schools  become  Christians  before  they  leave. 

(212)  There  is  a  fine  Woman’s  School  in  connection  with 
the  Shanghai  Baptist  Seminary,  for  the  wives  of  theological 
students,  with  classes  for  the  children. 

(213)  Conditions  in  China  have  greatly  complicated 
school  work  in  the  war  zone.  At  Ningpo  it  was  difficult  to 
maintain  class  morale  because  of  rumors.  Many  of  the  young 
women  teachers  are  realizing  that  they  must  meet  unusual 
persecution  for  being  Christians,  because  of  the  recently 
organized  anti-Christian  movement,  and  they  are  showing  by 
their  lives  a  greater  earnestness  than  in  the  past. 

(214)  The  Society  has  in  Huchow  a  boarding  and  day 
School  of  Mothercraft,  unique  in  all  China.  It  is  for  mature 
women  with  no  chance  for  study  when  girls.  It  receives 
children  from  infancy  to  eight  years  of  age  and  makes  their 
physical,  mental  and  moral  development  a  feature,  the  nur¬ 
sery  being  under  trained  supervision  during  school  hours 
when  the  mothers  are  studying. 

(215)  Every  student  is  a  member  of  a  daily  Bible  class. 
The  children’s  department  serves  as  a  laboratory  where  stu¬ 
dents  can  observe  the  results  of  proper  care. 


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PRIMARY  CHILDREN  IN  MAY  FESTIVAL  AT  HANGCHOW 


(216)  In  the  rapidly  growing  industrial  work  at  Shaoh- 
sing  170  women  find  employment  “consistent  with  Christian 
principles,”  and  it  is  planned  that  all  workers  shall  attend 
church,  and  Bible  women  visit  among  the  homes. 

(217)  Christian  girls  from  our  schools  conduct  large 
street  Sunday  schools  in  the  Kindergarten  rooms  in  Hang¬ 
chow  and  teach  in  4  other  Sunday  schools. 

South  China 

(218)  The  unmarried  “female  of  the  species”  was  not 
considered  advisable  for  missionary  service  in  the  early  days. 
It  was  a  Methodist  Bishop  who  wrote  home  that  when  a  field 
was  found  too  difficult  for  a  man,  a  woman  should  he  sent.  In 

1873  Miss  Adele  Fielde  was  transferred  from  Bangkok,  Siam, 
to  Swatow,  South  China,  and  began  a  constructive  program. 

(219)  Miss  Fielde  visited  20  women,  most  of  them  old 
and  poor,  only  one  of  whom  could  read.  One  of  them,  how¬ 
ever,  in  three  months  committed  to  memory  the  entire  book 
of  Mark  and  30  hymns,  also  three  chapters  of  Luke. 

(220)  This  was  the  beginning  in  Swatow,  by  an  American 
woman,  of  the  Bible  Woman’s  work  and  the  subsequent  estab¬ 
lishment  of  Bible  Women’s  Training  Schools  by  all  denomina¬ 
tions  in  all  parts  of  the  missionary  world. 

(221)  At  Kityang  Hospital  an  increased  number  of 
leprosy  treatments  has  been  made  possible  through  the  work 
of  the  China  Medical  Board  at  Peking.  This  has  made  medi¬ 
cine  that  formerly  cost  $300  a  liter  available  for  $25,  thus 
enabling  the  missionary  doctor  to  give  weekly  treatments  for 
only  $10  for  the  year. 

(222)  In  1879  the  Woman’s  Society  sent  its  first  medical 
missionary  to  China.  A  small  hospital  for  women  was  built 
at  Swatow,  and  Dr.  Caroline  Daniels  began  ministering  to 
both  the  body  and  soul  of  the  Chinese. 

(223)  At  Changning  the  hospital  ministers  to  patients 
from  three  provinces.  Medical  work  has  also  been  done  at 
four  out -stations. 

(224)  In  South  China  a  new  movement  was  made  to  en¬ 
list  churches  in  the  support  of  Bible  women.  At  the  Girls’ 
School  in  Kityang  the  number  of  pupils  has  increased  over 
40%  and  tuition  fee  receipts  nearly  141%. 

(225)  The  Abigail  Hart  School  in  Swatow,  opened  in 

1874  with  s  pupils,  now  has  200.  Swatow  boasts  6  boarding 
schools.  One  station  has  a  self-supporting  school  of  150 
pupils  and  6  teachers. 

(226)  Baptist  missionary  work  is  now  carried  on  in 
three  provinces  among  people  speaking  two  dialects:  Swatow 
and  Hakka.  In  6  stations  the  Woman’s  Society  representa¬ 
tives  do  evangelistic  work  in  schools  and  inland  villages. 

West  China 

(227)  At  Suifu  a  little  Chinese  Inn  has  been  transformed 
into  a  Christian  Hospital.  This  makeshift  hospital  has  been 


widely  used  of  God  as  a  blessing,  proving  a  great  opportunity 
of  winning  country  women  and  children  for  Christ. 

(228)  At  Cecelia  Kindergarten  in  Suifu,  with  its  156 
lively  children,  occupying  the  new  plant  has  been  the  year’s 
thrilling  event.  This  is  a  lovely  home  in  which  to  carry  on  a 
Christlike  work  for  childhood. 

(229)  In  the  Union  College  at  Chengtu  the  Society  is  try¬ 
ing  a  carefully  conducted  experiment  in  coeducation.  This 
province  is  so  remote  that  this  innovation  comes  to  encourage 
higher  education  among  the  girls,  as  the  distance  to  Women’s 
Colleges  in  China  is  too  great. 

(230)  There  is  a  Woman’s  Normal  School  at  Chengtu,  as 
well  as  a  Baptist  Girls’  School,  of  which  a  Christian  Chinese 
woman  is  principal. 

(231)  The  first  Baby  Welfare  Week  in  Chengtu  met  with 
large  response  from  fathers  and  mothers.  Chinese  challenge 
was,  “If  the  present  generation  is  strong,  then  the  nation  may 
hope  to  be  strong  also.” 


SCHOOLGIRLS  OF  NINGPO,  CHINA,  AT  PLAY 

Japan 

(232)  The  kindergartens  everywhere  have  continued  to 
open  the  doors  of  homes  to  our  missionaries.  A  kindergarten 
grandchild  has  been  the  means  of  leading  a  Buddhist  priest 
into  the  light  of  Christianity,  and  today  he  is  a  foremost 
Christian  evangelist.  At  the  Morioka  compound  a  gate  bear¬ 
ing  the  name  of  a  little  kindergarten  girl  will  soon  be  erected 
by  her  Buddhist  grandfather  as  a  memorial  to  her  joy  in  this 
Christian  institution. 

(233)  A  three-story  dormitory  building  to  accommodate 
45  student  girls,  the  gift  of  an  unknown  friend,  is  being  erected 
in  Tokyo,  with  a  little  apartment  for  two  missionaries.  Space 
will  be  left  for  the  addition  of  a  smaller  three-story  portion 
to  be  built  for  office  girls,  many  of  whom  not  only  need  but 
want  a  safe  place  to  live. 

(234)  One  of  the  Society’s  schools  in  Japan  has  the  record 
of  having  every  graduate  but  5  in  25  years  finish  the  course 
as  a  Christian. 

(235)  A  big  temperance  rally  was  held  recently  in  the 
Baptist  Church  in  Himeji,  attended  by  the  400  Japanese  boys 
and  girls  of  the  combined  Sunday  schools  maintained  by  the 
Hinomoto  Schoolgirls  in  Himeji  and  vicinity. — Vida  Post. 

(236)  Japan’s  liquor  bill  is  over  a  billion  yen.  The  Sun¬ 
day  school  children  carried  home  circulars  reading,  “Stop 
drinking  for  our  sakes!”  “Drink  is  a  devil!  Destroy  the 
devil  for  our  sakes!” 

Burma 

(237)  At  the  laying  of  the  cornerstone  of  Atlandis  Hall, 
the  new  Jubilee  Building  in  Mandalay,  the  following  interest¬ 
ing  facts  were  presented:  Number  of  pupils  admitted  from 
July,  1887,  to  August,  1924,  1,458;  present  membership,  300 


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pupils  and  14  teachers;  number  of  baptisms,  196;  Christian 
pupils  who  have  become  teachers,  69;  Christian  pupils  who 
have  become  nurses,  17;  pupils  who  have  become  wives  of 
Christian  teachers,  myooks,  preachers,  etc.,  25;  pupils  who 
have  become  Bible  women,  12;  total  number  in  direct  Chris¬ 
tian  service,  123. 

(238)  The  Ellen  Mitchell  Memorial  Hospital,  Moulmein, 
receives  patients  from  a  fifty  mile  radius,  brought  in  by  train, 
steamer,  gharries,  oxcarts,  rickshas,  and  the  strong  arms  of 
friends.  It  ministers  to  rich  and  to  beggars;  cares  for  father¬ 
less  and  motherless  babies  and  for  friendless  women;  listens 
to  the  appeals  of  helpless  lepers.  It  is  always  ready  to  minister. 

(239)  This  hospital  is  a  boon  also  to  the  large  boarding 
schools  of  Moulmein.  Doctor,  nurse  and  Burmese  assistant 
woman  all  teach  both  Bible  and  medical  subjects. 

(240)  They  have  to  write  their  text-books  as  they  pro¬ 
ceed.  The  physician  also  teaches  First  Aid  at  Morton  Lane. 
In  a  single  month  this  indefatigable  doctor  examined  nearly 
2,000  school  children  from  the  Mission  schools  of  these  sta¬ 
tions.  Another  month  she  treated  15  dispensary  patients 
daily,  besides  26  in  the  hospital,  made  37  outside  professional 
calls,  and  performed  13  operations. 

(241)  Ellen  Mitchell  Memorial  Hospital  figures  for  the 
mission  year:  Total  number  dispensary  patients,  2,844;  hos- 
pital  patients,  497;  days  of  hospital  care,  7,942;  daily  average 
number  hospital  patients,  22;  total  number  of  operations, 
170;  maternity  cases,  68;  outside  professional  calls,  437; 
nurses  in  training,  14. 

(242)  Mission  Schools  of  the  Society  are  large,  efficient 
and  important  factors  in  the  Christian  life  of  Burma.  Two 
schools  train  women  for  full  time  Bible  teaching. 

(243)  The  Karen  Woman’s  Bible  School  at  Rangoon  en¬ 
rolled  66  the  past  year  and  a  dormitory  is  just  being  finished 
(the  Jubilee  gift  of  the  Southern  New  York  Association)  which 
will  make  a  greater  work  possible. 


ZENRIN  SUNDAY  SCHOOL  BOYS,  KOBE,  JAPAN 


(244)  The  Burman  Woman’s  Bible  School  at  Insein  had 
a  record  attendance  of  26.  Because  of  the  influence  of  this 
school  the  “Burman  Woman’s  Missionary  Society”  for  all 
non-Karen  women  had  its  beginning  this  year. 

(245)  The  girls’  school  at  Kemendine  enrolled  500.  The 
students  maintained  6  outside  Sunday  schools,  giving  regular 
Christian  teaching  to  250  children.  The  girls  support  a  young 
Bible  woman  who  graduated  at  the  head  of  her  class  in  the 
Burman  Bible  School. 

(246)  The  Morton  Lane  High  and  Normal  School  num¬ 
bered  427  girls,  trained  by  Christian  teachers  and  workers. 
Great  joy  came  from  the  acceptance  of  Christ  by  several 
Buddhist  girls  who  are  graduating  from  the  normal  course. 

(247)  The  Girls’  High  School  in  Mandalay  exerts  a 


strong  influence  in  a  Buddhist  community  through  its  staff  of 
missionary  teachers,  its  350  pupils,  15  native  teachers  and 
Bible  woman.  There  are  schools  of  grammar  grade  in  nine 
centers,  all  full  to  overflowing. 

(248)  The  Rangoon  Women’s  Committee  employs  31 
Bible  women.  It  is  the  policy  to  let  the  native  people  assume 
some  of  the  burden.  Many  Bible  women  among  Karens  are 
supported  by  their  own  people. 

(249)  The  Burma  Woman’s  Bible  School  last  year  gradu¬ 
ated  10,  representing  6  races.  This  year  29  were  enrolled. 

(250)  In  the  Karen  Woman’s  Bible  School  the  completion 
of  the  Girls’  Dormitory  was  a  great  event,  with  48  girls 
actually  housed  and  comfortable! 

(251)  Among  the  girls  in  Burma  the  religious  life  is  keen; 
the  Christian  activities  of  the  English  Girls’  High  are  varied. 
The  girls  from  the  church  choir  and  most  of  the  teachers  and 
senior  girls  teach  in  Sunday  school.  School  prayer  meetings 
are  conducted  entirely  by  the  girls,  and  1 1  baptisms  resulted 
from  the  spiritual  development  among  the  students.  * 

(252)  Lan  Ma  Wa  Daw  School  is  in  the  heart  of  Rangoon. 
The  average  attendance  at  Sunday  school  equals  the  average 
daily  attendance  in  day  school.  No  special  awards  are  offered, 
nor  is  there  any  compulsion.  The  children  show  their  interest 
by  bringing  many  visitors. 

(253)  Karen  jungle  work  is  used  as  an  objective  for  the 
town  school.  The  pupils  spread  the  Christian  spirit  by  visit¬ 
ing  nearby  Karen  villages,  composed  mostly  of  non-Chris¬ 
tians,  and  giving  small  gifts  to  the  villagers. 

(254)  A  girls’  school  at  Taunggyi  among  the  Shans  is  an 
immediate  necessity  and  money  is  being  raised  by  private 
subscription  on  the  field.  A  Chinese-Burmese  woman  has 
given  rupees  1,000;  the  government  has  granted  a  good  site, 
and  the  governor  has  consented  to  lay  the  foundation  stone. 
The  first  building  will  be  a  hostel. 

(255)  Two  field  workers  have  been  appointed  by  the  All 
Burma  Woman’s  Missionary  Society,  to  travel  all  over  Burma 
telling  about  the  new  society  formed  in  Bassein. 

(256)  The  work  of  these  women  is  to  form  new  societies, 
strengthen  weak  ones,  hold  evangelistic  services,  and  render 
any  service  possible.  For  years  they  have  been  doing  Bible 
women’s  wrork  in  Bassein  District  at  no  expense  to  the  Society. 
They  had  a  little  property  and  were  able  to  provide  for  their 
own  needs.  When  the  call  came  to  enter  the  new  work  they 
were  ready  to  give  up  their  comfortable  home  and  enter  upon 
this  difficult  task.  They  are  still  working  within  salary  and 
only  their  traveling  expenses  are  paid  by  the  Society.  This 
Burman  Woman’s  Society  through  voluntary  offerings  had  a 
balance  of  2,000  rupees  to  begin  the  New  Year  on. 

(257)  At  Nvaunglebin,  the  Karens  voted  to  give  up  all 


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school  appropriations  and  assume  full  support,  thus  making 
available  the  money  from  the  Woman’s  Board  for  evangelism. 

(258)  Among  the  activities  in  which  the  Burmese  girl 
participates  is  an  English  organization  known  throughout 
Burma  as  "Girl  Guides,”  similar  to  our  Camp  Fire  Girls. 
These  guides  are  active  in  church  and  Sunday  school  and  a 
true  missionary  spirit  is  fostered  among  them. 

(259)  Morton  Lane  School  is  self-supporting.  Other 
schools  from  kindergarten  to  high  schools  in  Burma  and  India 
take  their  standards  from  Morton  Lane. 

(260)  In  Bassein  area,  of  the  135  villages  in  the  parish 
all  the  roads  in  the  western  section  are  waterways.  One  must 
go  about  eight  miles  by  auto  and  eight  by  waterways,  with 
canals  connecting,  to  the  little  villages  for  meetings.  Mission¬ 
aries  pay  week-end  visits,  sometimes  but  once  a  year. 

(261)  The  Pwo  Karen  School  at  Bassein  has  grown  from 
42  to  200.  An  interesting  incident  is  told  about  one  young 
Pwo  Karen  girl  at  this  school.  During  the  time  of  strikes  in 
Burma  she  went  before  the  town  elders  and  explained  why  it 
was  unnecessary  to  have  a  strike  there.  It  was  such  an  un¬ 
usual  procedure  for  a  girl  and  so  brave,  that  the  elders  listened 
and  there  have  been  no  strikes  since. 

(262)  The  deep  religious  life  of  the  students  at  Judson 
College,  which  is  part  of  the  University  of  Rangoon,  is  very 
marked.  The  Governor  of  Burma  is  ex-officio  Chancellor,  and 
Miss  Helen  Hunt  is  Dean  of  Women’s  College. 

South  India 

(263)  The  Nurses’  Training  School  at  the  Hospital  for 
Women  and  Children  in  Nellore  has  18  nurses  in  training,  and 
two  head  nurses  who  are  graduates.  In  September  13  nurses 
wrent  up  for  the  South  Indian  Medical  Missionary  Association 
Examination;  7  passed  with  distinction,  and  4  with  credit. 

(264)  The  year’s  report  of  Nellore  Hospital  shows  1,361 
in-patients;  8,367  out-patients;  47,646  treatments;  369  opera¬ 
tions;  176  out-calls,  and  232  maternity  cases. 

(265)  In  America  there  is  one  doctor  for  every  1,500 
people.  The  Ongole  District,  with  more  than  600,000  people, 
had  not  one  doctor  until  the  Hospital  at  Ongole  was  opened. 

(266)  This  has  been  a  red-letter  year  in  the  Girls’  School 
at  Nellore,  with  its  215  students  and  13  teachers.  Results 
have  been  most  encouraging,  especially  in  the  Training  School 
classes;  29  young  women  took  examination  for  teachers’  cer¬ 
tificates,  24  secured  full  passes,  and  12  girls  were  baptized. 

(267)  In  the  Deccan,  a  territory  ruled  by  the  Nizan,  the 
Woman’s  Society  has  interest  in  6  stations;  in  2  of  them  the 
work  appropriation  is  expended  by  missionary  wives,  who 
have  not  only  helped  in  school  work  but  given  aid  in  cases 
where  there  was  no  doctor  or  nurse  available. 

(268)  The  Government  has  disallowed  the  widow  stipend 
for  want  of  funds,  hence  the  school  standard  must  be  lowered 
by  two  classes  next  year.  Mohammedan  girls  are  married 
early  and  then  the  Gosha  rules  are  so  strict  that  they  will  not 
allow  the  girls  to  continue  their  studies.  The  higher  classes 
have  been  entirely  filled  by  widows  who  planned  to  become 
teachers  and  earn  their  living. 

(269)  The  Bible  Training  School  for  Women  in  Nellore 
has  more  applications  for  Bible  workers  than  can  be  supplied. 
The  influence  of  the  school  is  spreading  throughout  Telugu 
land.  Graduates  are  going  as  gospel  workers  to  many  towns 
and  villages.  The  aim  is  to  supply  trained  Bible  teachers  and 
village  Bible  women  throughout  the  surrounding  districts. 
Philippine  Islands 

(270)  The  Girls’  Dormitory  in  La  Paz  is  a  gratifying  ex¬ 
ample  of  the  influence  of  a  Christian  home  life.  One  girl 
stands  out  as  the  only  Christian  in  the  Dormitory  when 


school  opened.  She  felt  from  the  first  the  responsibility  of 
bringing  her  friends  to  Christ  and  she  has  been  a  remarkable 
personal  worker.  After  her  graduation  last  year  she  entered 
Doane  Evangelistic  Institute  to  prepare  for  larger  service. 
The  motto  of  Doane  Hall  is,  "The  Bible  our  message  and 
every  one  a  messenger.” 

(271)  The  recent  work  of  two  Bible  women  up  North  in 
the  Sara  field  has  resulted  in  about  60  converts,  10  of  whom 
have  been  baptized.  This  particular  work  at  Barotac  Viejo  is 
causing  the  local  priest  a  great  deal  of  concern;  so  much  so 
that  he  went  to  the  chief  of  police  and  told  him  about  it,  sug¬ 
gesting  that  something  must  be  done  or  the  whole  town  would 
become  Protestant.  The  chief  willingly  arranged  it  so  that 
three  of  the  young  men  helping  with  the  market  preaching 
were  caught  in  the  act,  they  were  fined  15  pesos.  Then  the 
chief  deacon  of  the  church  went  to  the  mayor  and  secured 
a  permit  to  preach;  the  young  men  paid  the  fine  and  went 
back  to  preaching.  So  the  priests’  action  served  to  put  more 
zeal  into  the  church,  and  supply  more  converts  for  baptism. 

Union  Christian  College  of  the  Orient 

(272)  Baptist  women  are  especially  interested  in  five 
Union  institutions  of  higher  grade  in  the  Orient:  The 
Women’s  Christian  College  in  Madras;  the  Women’s  Medical 
College  in  Vellore,  India;  Ginling  College  in  Nanking, 
China;  Women’s  Union  Christian  College  in  Tokyo,  Japan; 
Women’s  Medical  College,  Shanghai,  China. 

(273)  Shanghai  Medical  College  is  looking  to  Ginling 
College  for  a  group  of  young  women  who  will  study  medicine 
in  Shanghai.  One  condition  of  the  gift  for  this  valuable  plant 
is  that  the  work  shall  be  evangelical  and  Christian. 

(274)  Fourteen  denominational  Boards  are  cooperating 
in  the  Madras  Christian  College.  The  inscription  for  this 
chapel  is  "Erected  to  the  Glory  of  God  and  in  Memory  of  an 
Unknown  Giver.” 

Giving  in  the  Orient 

(275)  Teachers  and  girls  in  the  Kemendine  Girls’  School, 
Rangoon,  gave  over  $800  for  various  objects  last  year,  and 
raised  nearly  $100  for  treats  for  children  in  the  schools  and 
Sunday  schools. 

(276)  At  an  Associational  meeting  of  five  Garo  churches 
last  fall,  after  arranging  for  the  support  of  evangelists,  help 
for  a  needy  church  and  a  new  school  in  a  heathen  village, 
there  was  a  good  balance  in  the  treasury  of  the  association 
funds  collected  from  the  rice  money.  It  was  voted  to  give 
rupees  100  (about  $32)  to  the  Woman’s  Foreign  Mission 
Society  for  use  in  the  Tura  Girls’  School.  Further,  without 
any  suggestion  they  voted  to  write  letters  to  the  other  three 


RECEIVING  HER  DIPLOMA  AT  SENDAI,  JAPAN 


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GIRLS  IN  MISS  WHELPTON’S  DORMITORY,  BACOLOD,  P.  I. 


Garo  associations  asking  each  to  give  rupees  100  also  to  the 
Society  for  the  same  purpose.  If  done,  this  will  mean  rupees 
400  given  directly  by  the  Garo  Christians  for  the  education 
of  girls  in  the  Garo  hills. 

(277)  The  contributions  raised  by  the  girls  in  Ongole  as 
proceeds  of  the  food  saved  through  fasting  on  the  Day  of 
Prayer  amounted  to  rupees  26,  annas  10,  pies  3.  The  contri¬ 
bution  represents  sacrifice  on  the  part  of  the  girls,  and  it 
means  devotion  and  gratitude  from  the  Hindu  schoolgirls, 
about  20  of  them,  who  added  their  bit  too. 

(278)  As  a  result  of  the  day  of  fasting  and  prayer,  the 
women  of  Jorhat,  Assam,  brought  the  price  of  a  day’s  food 


and  some  brought  more.  The  boys  from  the  primary  board¬ 
ing  department  went  without  bread  for  24  days  to  raise 
rupees  10  and  the  older  boys  gave  the  price  of  a  day’s  food. 
An  additional  gift  of  rupees  12  has  just  been  received  from 
this  station. 

(279)  Another  gift  of  $144  has  been  received  from  the 
Hinomoto  Girls’  School,  Kindergarten  and  Sunday  schools  in 
Japan.  This  gift  was  given  “to  help  our  parent  Society  at 
this  time  of  financial  difficulty,  and  to  express  the  gratitude 
of  all  connected  with  the  school  for  the  thirty  years  of  sup¬ 
port  our  Society  has  so  generously  given  us.”  This  amount 
was  almost  300  yen. 

(280)  The  following  is  taken  from  a  letter  of  one  of  the 
Society’s  missionaries:  “I  want  to  do  something  to  help  out 
about  the  debt.  I  cannot  bear  to  take  so  much  salary  when 
the  Board  is  in  debt.  I  have  tried  it  and  find  I  can  get  on  all 
right  besides  saving  for  vacation,  with  rupees  50  less  per 
month,  so  I  am  sending  an  order  to  have  the  Treasurer  pay 
our  Society  $100  from  my  salary  and  six  months  later  I’ll 
send  $100  more.  I  shall  certainly  be  much  happier  and  I  will 
pray  much  for  the  giving  at  home  too.” 

(281)  Another  missionary  writes:  “That  great  debt  is 
dreadful!  It  pains  me  very  much  to  think  that  my  salary 
is  being  borrowed.  It  makes  me  feel  that  I  don’t  want  to  take 
it,  as  I  do  without  things  if  I  must  borrow'.” 

(282)  An  additional  gift  has  come  from  the  Himeji  Girls’ 
School,  in  Japan,  of  $17.50,  continuing  their  gift  of  last  year 
for  the  Day  of  Prayer,  and  making  a  total  of  130  yen. 


THE  AMERICAN  BAPTIST  HOME  MISSION  SOCIETY 


The  Task  in  Terms  of  Men,  Money  and  Objective 

(283)  An  analysis  of  the  personnel  and  mission  activities 
yields  the  following  items  covering  one  year  (approximately 
the  same  for  1924-25):  Ordained  missionaries,  398;  teachers, 
260;  doctors,  5;  nurses,  4;  others,  113;  communities  in  which 
work  is  done,  500;  churches,  277;  outstations,  194;  community 
centers,  25;  boarding  schools,  26;  1  day  school;  1  hospital; 
1  dispensary. 

(284)  Expenditures  of  money  for  the  various  types  of 
work  are  classified  as  follows:  Sustentation  of  churches  (in¬ 
cluding  the  work  of  evangelists),  $195,173;  colporter-mission- 
ary  and  chapel  car  work,  $99,663;  missions  among  American 
Indians  (including  Bacone  College),  $69,086;  Hebrew  work, 
$600;  Mormon  areas,  $6,641 ;  educational  work  for  Negroes  in 
the  South,  $224,097;  work  among  New  Americans,  $135,055; 
among  Orientals  in  the  United  States,  $20,000;  among  Span¬ 
ish-speaking  people  in  the  United  States,  $23,930;  Alaska, 
$1,500;  Jamaica,  $5,000;  Cuba,  $36,331;  Porto  Rico,  $32,091; 
Haiti,  $4,037;  Mexico,  $48,639;  Central  America,  $28,846. 
For  buildings  and  equipment:  Churches  and  manses,  $180,- 
723;  schools,  $167,084;  hospitals,  orphanages,  old  peoples’ 
homes,  health  centers,  etc.,  $40,713. 

Evangelism 

(285)  The  Evangelistic  Campaign  inaugurated  by  the 
Society  for  Northern  Baptists  is  meeting  with  widespread 
approval  and  formal  endorsement.  The  Executive  Committee 
of  the  Northern  Baptist  Convention  took  this  action: 

“It  was  voted  that  the  Executive  Committee  of  the  North¬ 
ern  Baptist  Convention  having  learned  of  the  purpose  of  the 
Home  Mission  Society  to  inaugurate  a  national  plan  of  evan¬ 
gelism  for  the  year  beginning  July  1,  1925,  and  in  view  of  the 
approval  of  the  other  agencies  operating  in  the  same  terri¬ 
tory,  expresses  its  approval  of  the  purpose  to  make  this  a 


major  denominational  task  for  the  coming  year,  and  com¬ 
mends  it  to  the  churches  and  pastors  for  their  loyal  and  pray¬ 
erful  cooperation.” 

(286)  That  there  has  already  set  in  a  movement  heading 
up  in  more  intensive  evangelistic  efforts  is  evidenced  by  the 
reports  coming  in  from  churches  in  widely  separated  com¬ 
munities.  The  campaign  was  opened  by  a  series  of  mass 
meetings  and  conferences  in  Boston  early  in  May.  These 
meetings  will  cover  the  New  England  territory  and  will  be 
followed  by  other  conferences  during  the  early  summer  and 
fall  in  other  parts  of  the  country. 

(287)  The  directors  of  evangelism  under  joint  appoint¬ 
ment  of  State  Conventions  and  the  Home  Mission  Society 
are  the  organizers  of  numerous  evangelistic  conferences,  per¬ 
sonal  workers’  leagues,  and  church  programs  for  all-year- 
round  evangelistic  effort.  In  one  state  alone  64  week-end 
evangelistic  meetings  were  held  last  year  as  the  result  of  plans 
promoted  by  the  director  of  evangelism  for  that  state. 

(288)  From  an  evangelistic  conference  promoted  by 
another  director  700  ministers  and  laymen  returned  to  their 
communities  to  organize  evangelistic  bands  of  lay  workers. 

(289)  The  same  evangelist  attended  35  associational 
meetings,  47  evangelistic  conferences,  conducted  meetings  of 
two  weeks  in  14  different  towns,  besides  32  special  children’s 
meetings,  37  young  people’s  meetings,  30  special  “Census¬ 
taking  and  Witnessing  Day”  services  in  Bible  schools,  de¬ 
livered  250  sermons  and  addresses,  conducted  200  after¬ 
meetings,  wrote  800  letters,  and  traveled  10.000  miles. 

(290)  In  the  field  of  evangelism  as  in  foreign-speaking 
work  the  Society  cooperates  with  State  Conventions,  City 
Mission  Societies  and  Foreign-speaking  Conferences. 

(291)  Evangelisrn  has  been  given  right  of  way  this  year 
in  ail  of  the  Latin  American  fields.  In  I’orto  Rico  Mr.  and 


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Mrs.  Fred  J.  Peters,  general  evangelists,  have  met  with 
marked  success  in  the  revival  of  the  spiritual  life  of  the 
churches,  and  the  stimulating  of  the  members  to  public  wit¬ 
nessing  and  systematic  giving.  They  report  1,000  converts. 
Baptisms  on  Latin  American  fields  during  the  last  conven¬ 
tion  year  total  1,057. 

(292)  In  Cuba  the  evangelistic  activity  continues  on 
almost  all  of  the  fields.  Each  issue  of  the  Cuban  Baptist 
paper  brings  news  of  special  meetings  and  of  baptisms. 

(293)  Recently  in  Bavamo,  Cuba,  under  the  leadership 
of  a  visiting  pastor,  53  persons  confessed  Christ. 

(294)  In  Mexico  cheering  word  comes  of  the  quickening 
of  the  church  at  Puebla.  In  Monterey  the  members  are  full 
of  enthusiasm  at  the  prospect  of  soon  beginning  work  on 
their  new  building. 

There  Is  Still  a  Frontier 

(295)  Today  there  are  many  sections  in  the  mountain¬ 
ous  regions  of  the  West  where  hundreds  of  people  cannot 
attend  a  religious  service,  not  even  a  Sunday  school,  without 
traveling  from  20  to  50  miles  over  mountain  ranges  with 
horses  and  wagons,  because  no  service  is  held  nearer. 

(296)  In  one  western  county  having  an  area  of  over  5,000 
square  miles,  religious  work  is  carried  on  in  only  four  or  five 
places.  Out  of  the  24  school  districts  in  the  county  21  are 
without  religious  work  of  any  kind. 

(297)  Another  county  has  an  area  of  4,600  square  miles, 
and  out  of  the  18  school  districts  only  3  have  any  religious 
work  carried  on  in  a  regular  work.  These  concrete  examples 
of  religious  destitution  tell  their  own  story  of  home  mission 
work  yet  needed  in  the  West.  They  are  only  two  of  scores. 

(298)  The  dedication  of  the  church  edifice  of  the  First 
Baptist  church  of  International  Falls,  Minn.,  marked  the 
conclusion  of  one  of  the  longest  and  most  important  engage¬ 
ments  of  Rev.  Earle  D.  Sims,  church  invigorator  of  the  Home 
Mission  Society.  He  worked  during  the  winter  and  spring 
months  on  the  building,  upon  which  he  spent  $12,000.  Be¬ 
sides  the  work  of  construction  he  conducted  four  evangelistic 
campaigns  of  two  weeks  each,  and  also  gave  considerable  time 
to  deputation  work  in  the  state. 

(299)  Rev.  L.  M.  Darnell,  formerly  pastor-at-large  in 
Arizona,  has  begun  work  as  general  missionary  for  Utah.  He 
spent  March  and  April  in  evangelistic  work  in  Salt  Lake  City, 
Moab  and  Soldier  Summit,  with  encouraging  results. 

(300)  Utah,  with  three-fourths  of  its  churches  receiving 
home  mission  aid,  was  the  first  to  pay  in  full  its  mission  quotas 
for  1925.  These  quotas  were  by  no  means  small  considering 


THOUSAND  FACTS 

the  membership  of  these  churches  that  carry  on  in  an  en¬ 
vironment  impossible  to  describe  to  those  who  have  never 
lived  in  Mormon  communities. 

Indians 

(301)  Indians  are  entitled  to  a  square  deal.  They  were 
here  first.  The  Home  Mission  Societies  are  carrying  on 
work  among  14  tribes. 

(302)  The  students  of  Bacone  College  early  in  the  spring 
term  held  a  series  of  meetings  in  which  the  missionary  oppor¬ 
tunities  among  the  Indian  tribes  of  the  United  States,  Mexico, 
and  South  America  were  presented.  It  is  reported  that  42 
Indian  young  men  and  women  declared  their  readiness  to 
make  Christian  service  their  vocation  in  life.  There  are  28 
Indian  tribes  represented  in  the  student  personnel  at  Bacone. 

(303)  The  Crow  Indian  Baptists  are  the  first  to  adopt  a 
list  of  objectives.  These  are  definite  and  practical,  covering 
a  large  number  of  activities  and  aims.  How  many  of  our  white 
churches  would  adopt  similar  lists? 

Increase  of  10%  of  membership — a  quest  for  others. 

Personal  Workers'  Training  Class — 10%  of  membership. 

10%  of  membership  observing  family  worship. 

50%  of  membership  observing  grace  at  meals. 

10%  of  membership  to  bring  their  own  Bibles  to  church  services. 

One  evangelistic  camp  meeting  at  each  church. 

Contribution  of  time  by  members  for  specific  personal  work  in  the  camps, 
under  direction  of  the  missionary,  equivalent  to  one  day  per  member 
for  the  year. 

Sunday  school,  total  of  officers  and  teachers  to  be  Indians. 

One  Crow  youth,  in  educational  institution,  definitely  preparing  for  min¬ 
istry  or  missionary  work. 

59%  of  membership  regular  givers. 

5%  of  membership  Tithers. 

Annual  meeting  and  roll  call — a  feature  day. 

Adoption  of  church  budget,  total  income  divided  as  follows:  J4  mission¬ 
ary  benevolences;  ]4,  current  expenses;  %  Social  Building  Fund;  H 
support  of  native  ministry. 

50%  of  membership  attend  Sunday  services. 

50%  of  membership  attend  Crow  Indian  Association. 

15%  of  membership  subscribe  for  Missions. 

Organization  of  a  B.  Y.  P.  U.  officered  and  conducted  by  Indians. 

Organization  of  an  Improvement  Club — a  composite  of  night  school,  sing¬ 
ing  school,  lyceum  and  Chautauqua. 

(304)  Missionary  W.  A.  Petzoldt,  who  has  built  his  life 
into  the  Crow  Mission  field  and  now  superintends  the  largely 
developed  work,  says  some  of  these  objectives  may  seem  low, 
but  it  was  deemed  better  to  begin  with  a  moderate  standard 
and  reach  it  than  to  set  the  scale  too  high  and  discourage 
effort.  What  the  Indians  pledge  they  mean  to  live  up  to. 

(305)  Two  decision  days  were  held  at  Sherman  Institute, 
the  Government  Indian  School  at  Riverside,  California,  one 
in  January,  the  other  at  Easter.  Over  125  decision  cards  were 
signed;  94  boys  and  girls  united  with  the  Student  Church;  51 
boys  and  43  girls,  including  6  girls  and  14  boys  who  were  re¬ 
ceived  through  the  First  Baptist  Church  of  Riverside  on  con¬ 
fession  of  faith  and  who  were  immersed.  All  of  these  20  came 


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A  COMANCHE  INDIAN  AND  HIS  DAUGHTER 


from  Baptist  Mission  territory;  and  370  boys  and  280  girls  are 
enrolled  in  this  school. 

(306)  Baptists  now  have  three  orphanages.  There  are 
two  for  Indian  children.  Murrow  Indian  Orphanage,  adja¬ 
cent  to  Bacone  College,  Oklahoma,  cares  continually  for  60 
children.  Kodiak  Orphanage  in  Alaska  has  won  a  large  place 
in  the  affections  of  the  Indians  of  that  northern  territory. 
The  Home  for  Chinese  boys  in  Berkeley,  California,  is  one  of 
the  latest  home  mission  projects  among  the  Orientals  of  the 
Pacific  Coast.  Every  effort  is  made  to  give  the  boys  and 
girls  in  these  three  orphanages  the  Christian  education  that 
will  make  them  useful  members  of  their  communities. 

New  Americans 

(307)  The  two  Home  Mission  Societies  are  committed 
to  the  faithful  prosecution  of  mission  work  for  Slavic  as  well 
as  for  nearly  20  other  foreign-speaking  racial  groups  in  the 
U.  S.  The  American  Baptist  Home  Mission  Society  has  under 
appointment  10  Russian,  16  Czechoslovakian  and  15  Polish 
missionary  pastors,  in  addition  to  3  workers  in  cosmopolitan 
Christian  Centers  and  4  teachers  in  the  Slavic  departments  of 
the  International  Seminary  at  East  Orange,  N.  J. 

(308)  When  Konrad  A.  Fleishmann,  at  the  age  of  23, 
arrived  in  America  in  1839  from  Germany  and  began  preach¬ 
ing  in  Newark,  N.  J.,  the  foreign-speaking  missionary  work 
by  Baptists  in  the  United  States  began.  In  1843  the  first 
regular  German  Baptist  church  in  America  was  organized  in 
Philadelphia.  The  growth  of  German  Baptist  churches,  with 
the  aid  of  their  English-speaking  brethren  through  the  Home 
Mission  Society,  was  rapid.  Today  they  carry  on  their  work 
independently,  supporting  their  own  missionaries  at  home  and 
abroad.  This  group  of  Baptists  now  numbers  33,000. 

(309)  Baptist  work  among  the  Roumanians  forms  a  most 
interesting  chapter  of  our  home  mission  history.  From  the 
beginning  they  impressed  their  English-speaking  brethren 
with  their  fidelity  and  earnestness.  Aggressive  work  is  now 
being  done  in  several  of  our  larger  cities  which  would  do  credit 
to  any  group.  They  have  been  handicapped  for  want  of 
trained  leaders.  The  Roumanian  Department  of  the  Inter¬ 
national  Seminary  opened  with  five  promising  students.  As 
the  only  evangelical  denomination  doing  any  missionary  work 
among  them,  Baptists  have  a  great  responsibility. 

(310)  At  the  last  meeting  of  the  New  Jersey  Foreign¬ 


speaking  Conference,  held  at  the  International  Seminary, 
East  Orange,  there  were  Poles,  Russians,  Czechoslovaks, 
Roumanians,  Hungarians  and  Italians,  all  pastors  or 
teachers.  In  several  States  the  foreign-speaking  workers 
are  accustomed  to  gather  annually  for  conference  and  Chris¬ 
tian  fellowship.  Friendships  exist  between  missionaries  of 
various  racial  groups  although  such  races  in  Europe  have  been 
historic  enemies. 

.  (311)  The  International  Seminary  at  East  Orange,  N.  J., 
is  one  of  our  institutions  effectively  fostering  racial  under¬ 
standing.  Thus  will  the  love  of  Christ,  if  allowed  to  have  its 
way,  blot  out  inherited  prejudices. 

(312)  Hungarian  Baptists,  beginning  their  church  life  in 
1900,  now  have  30  churches  and  about  one-third  as  many 
missions;  their  membership  is  about  1,600.  They  are  organ¬ 
ized  into  a  vigorous  Union  which  maintains  three  periodical 
publications,  promotes  aggressive  evangelistic  and  mission¬ 
ary  plans,  standard  Sunday  schools  and  young  people’s 
organizations,  and  enthusiastically  supports  the  general 
denominational  program. 

Mexicans  in  the  U.  S. 

(313)  During  recent  years  there  has  been  an  increasing 
flow  of  Mexican  migrants  across  the  southern  border.  Con¬ 
versions  among  them  are  frequent  and  the  call  for  Christian 
leadership  for  them  is  great.  The  answer  of  the  Home  Mission 
Society  to  this  call  is  the  Spanish  Department  of  the  Inter¬ 
national  Baptist  Seminary  at  Los  Angeles,  where  courses  are 
given  that  equip  Mexican  students  for  Christian  work. 

(314)  The  Society  has  been  able  to  appropriate  about 
$30,000  a  year  for  the  Mexicans  in  our  country.  That  is  one 
dollar  a  year  for  every  one  hundred  Mexicans. 

(315)  The  story  of  the  Rosehill  Mexican  Church  is  an 
example  of  the  growing  Baptist  consciousness  among  the 
Mexicans.  Rosehill,  on  the  edge  of  Los  Angeles,  in  a  district 
so  hilly  that  the  lots  are  cheap,  has  attracted  a  rapidly  grow¬ 
ing  colony  of  Mexicans,  and  among  them  some  Baptists. 
They  assembled  in  the  homes  of  one  of  their  number,  under 
the  leadership  at  first  of  a  student  from  the  Seminary.  Later 
a  Mexican  tailor  became  leader,  and  the  attic  of  the  Mexican 
house  was  fitted  up  for  a  meeting  place.  Here  an  active  and 
spiritual  group  of  believers  has  developed.  A  church  has  been 
organized,  with  the  tailor  as  pastor  without  salary ;  the  Sunday 
school  swarms  all  over  the  house  and  outside  in  the  sunshine 
for  its  classes;  and  now  the  Baptist  City  Mission  Society  is 
erecting,  on  lots  given  by  an  American  lady,  a  regulation 
chapel  for  their  use.  A  self-supporting  Mexican  Baptist 
church  is  thus  in  prospect. 

(316)  A  Mexican  track  worker  in  Kansas  spends  his  Sun- 


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days,  whenever  possible,  in  going  to  neighboring  towns  and 
cities  to  preach  the  gospel  to  his  countrymen  in  their  native 
tongue.  A  group  of  Mexicans  in  a  railroad  construction  camp 
heard  of  him,  and  sent  him  an  urgent  invitation  to  come  and 
preach  to  them.  He  went  early  on  a  Sunday  morning,  but 
found  no  place  where  a  meeting  could  be  held.  In  the  village 
there  was  but  one  small  church.  Although  it  was  not  a  Bap¬ 
tist  church,  he  decided  to  go  to  the  morning  service  and  ask 
them  for  the  use  of  their  building  Sunday  afternoon  for  a  ser¬ 
vice  for  the  Mexicans.  They  told  him  they  could  not  lend  the 
church  to  any  other  denomination  except  for  funerals.  Disap¬ 
pointed,  he  went  back  to  the  railroad  camp.  There  he  cleaned 
up  a  box  car  and  gathered  25  Mexicans  into  it  for  the  service, 
at  which  his  daughter  sang  gospel  songs  and  he  told  the  story 
of  Jesus  and  His  love.  When  he  gave  the  invitation,  11  out 
of  the  25  made  public  confession.  When  the  railroad  work 
was  finished  the  camp  broke  up,  but  during  the  following  year 
he  received  news  from  6  of  the  11  that  they  had  united  with 
Baptist  churches  in  Mexico. 

Broadcasting  in  Spanish 

(317)  Rev.  Benjamin  Urquidi,  pastor  of  the  M exicana  De 
El  Salvador  Baptist  church  of  Los  Angeles,  California,  occa¬ 
sionally  holds  a  service  in  Spanish  that  is  broadcast  from  the 
Los  A  ngeles  Times  station  KHJ.  Many  responses  have  come 
to  him  as  a  result  of  these  gospel  messages  put  on  the  air. 
Usually  he  is  assisted  by  some  one  who  can  sing.  One  time  a 
Mexican,  unknown  to  the  Mission  and  not  professing  to  be  a 
Christian,  put  his  radio  apparatus  in  the  open  window  and  a 
street  meeting  resulted.  At  another  time  two  Mexican  con¬ 
gregations  joined  in  a  “listen  in”  gospel  service,  a  dealer  loan¬ 
ing  them  an  excellent  receiving  set  for  the  purpose. 

(318)  Missions  among  the  Mexicans  in  the  United  States 
is  the  title  of  an  attractive  booklet  written  by  Rev.  Edwin  R. 
Brown,  director  of  Mexican  work  in  the  Southwest,  and  pub¬ 
lished  by  the  Literature  Department  of  the  Board  of  Mission¬ 
ary  Cooperation.  It  is  recommended  by  the  Department  of 
Missionary  Education  for  use  as  supplementary  reading  for 
mission  study  groups  and  in  the  preparation  of  missionary 
programs  during  1925-26. 

(319)  When  it  is  remembered  that  the  custom  in  Latin 
America  is  to  give  up  the  entire  morning  to  the  Bible  school, 
and  that  this  is  the  most  popular  service  of  the  whole  week, 
it  is  readily  seen  that  few  places  present  such  possibilities  in 
the  line  of  religious  education. 

(320)  Last  October  a  new  country  chapel  in  the  moun¬ 
tains  about  twelve  miles  from  'Adjuntas  was  dedicated. 
There  had  been  an  organized  church  in  that  district  since 
1911,  meeting  in  the  house  of  one  of  the  members.  When  one 


of  the  floor  timbers  gave  way  under  the  weight  of  the  congre¬ 
gation  it  was  felt  that  the  building  of  a  chapel  could  no  longer 
be  postponed.  A  special  designated  gift  of  $400,  combined 
with  an  equal  appropriation  from  the  Society  and  the  help 
of  the  local  church,  was  sufficient  to  build  a  simple  chapel. 

Mexico 

(321)  Mexico  is  in  an  unexampled  religious  ferment.  The 
present  government  represents  the  success  of  an  anti-clerical 
movement  that  has  curbed  the  political  power  of  the  Church 
of  Rome.  There  has  also  been  a  schismatic  movement  from 
the  midst  of  the  church  itself.  A  few  priests  have  attempted 
to  found  a  Mexican  Catholic  Church  with  a  married  clergy, 
free  circulation  of  the  Bible,  and  absolute  independence  of 
Rome.  All  of  this  is  creating  a  situation  favorable  to  gospel 
work  in  Mexico  as  never  before. 

(322)  Early  in  March  at  Saltillo  the  cornerstone  of  the 
first  new  building  of  the  Baptist  Boys’  High  School  was  laid. 
The  event  aroused  great  interest  locally.  A  crowd  of  all 
classes  of  people  was  present,  including  representatives  of 
the  City  Government  and  the  Public  Board  of  Education. 
The  state  band  sent  by  the  authorities  took  part  in  the  pro¬ 
gram.  Rev.  A.  B.  Rudd,  general  missionary  in  Mexico,  aided 
in  the  ceremonies.  The  work  at  this  educational  center  is 
rapidly  advancing.  The  building  has  to  house  also  the 
Theological  Seminary  supported  jointly  by  the  Foreign  Mis¬ 
sion  Society  of  the  Southern  Baptist  Convention  and  The 
American  Baptist  Home  Mission  Society.  In  its  present 
quarters  the  boys’, school  is  overflowing,  and  its  influence  will 
be  multiplied  as  more  buildings  and  teachers  are  provided. 

(323)  The  following  letter  from  a  business  man  some¬ 
where  in  New  York  State  is  a  self-explanatory  testimonial: 

“Gentlemen:  Recently,  in  Puebla,  Mexico,  I  was  taken 
sick  and  spent  three  days  in  your  Hospital  there.  They 
charged  me  very  little,  and  so,  in  appreciation  of  the  excellent 
care  and  attention  I  had  at  the  hands  of  Dr.  Bingham  and 
the  nurses,  I  am  sending  you  a  check  in  the  amount  of  $200. 
I  would  say  that  you  have  a  very  nice  hospital  in  Puebla,  with 
good  people  in  charge  of  it,  doing  good  work.” 

Cuba 

(324)  During  Decemoer,  1924,  two  new  church  edifices 
were  dedicated  in  our  Cuban  Mission,  one  at  Bayamo  and  one 


STAFF  OF  THE  PUEBLA  HOSPITAL,  MEXICO 

at  Cespedes.  The  one  at  Bayamo  was  designed  by  the  De¬ 
partment  of  Architecture  of  the  Home  Mission  Society.  It  is 
built  of  brick  and  concrete,  and  besides  the  auditorium  with 
a  gallery  it  has  in  the  rear  a  two-story  section  with  four  school 
rooms  below  and  an  apartment  for  the  pastor  above.  The  cost 
was  $30,000  of  which  the  local  church  pledged  $5,000. 

(325)  The  first  Protestant  church  in  Cespedes,  which 


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dedicated  its  new  home,  is  the  result  of  the  conversion  of  an 
influential  business  man  of  the  place.  The  little  group  of  be¬ 
lievers  there  have  never  had  a  pastor,  being  dependent  on 
the  ministrations  of  the  Baptist  pastor  from  a  neighboring 
town.  Under  the  leadership  of  this  Christian  business  man 
they  have  secured  lots  for  both  meeting  house  and  parsonage 
and  erected  a  commodious  frame  building,  with  the  help  of 
small  grants  from  the  Home  Mission  Society,  at  a  cost  of 
$5,000.  They  are  now  building  a  parsonage  and  then  hope 
to  have  the  help  of  the  Society  in  calling  and  supporting  a 
pastor.  Mr.  Routledge  says  the  home  life  of  this  business 


DEDICATING  A  MISSION  AT  TIA  JUANA,  MEXICO 


man  is  an  exceptionally  good  example  of  what  a  Christian 
family  should  be  and  do.  He  represents  a  mixture  of  English 
and  Greek  racial  stocks,  and  is  married  to  a  Cuban-Chinese 
woman. 

(326)  Last  November  the  kitchen,  dining  room  and  a 
small  frame  recitation  hall  at  Cristo  were  destroyed  by  fire. 
It  was  only  after  great  efforts  that  the  girls’  dormitory,  the 
best  building  of  the  whole  institution,  was  saved.  As  indi¬ 
cating  the  spirit  of  the  school,  the  teachers  and  pupils  at  once 
set  about  collecting  contributions  for  a  new  building  and  suc¬ 
ceeded  in  raising  $3,500.  The  Society  expects  to  replace  these 
frame  buildings  with  a  more  permanent  edifice,  costing 
$40,000.  The  work  of  this  school  is  fundamental  to  the  suc¬ 
cess  of  the  entire  Cuban  Mission. 

(327)  Los  Colegios  Internacionales  is  proud  of  one  of  its 
graduates  of  the  Class  of  1921,  who  has  just  obtained  her 
doctor’s  degree  with  high  honors  from  the  University  of 
Havana,  winning  with  it  a  traveling  scholarship  that  will 
enable  her  to  spend  a  year  in  graduate  work  in  some  European 
University. 

Porto  Rico 

(328)  Special  Evangelist  Fred  J.  Peters  says:  The  Sun¬ 
day  school  which  we  attended  in  Cayey  on  March  1st  was  the 
largest  we  have  led  so  far,  358  being  present.  It  was  impossi¬ 
ble  to  teach  such  a  number  in  classes  in  a  church  with  no 
equipment  for  individual  classes.  We  just  took  charge  of  the 
entire  school. 

(329)  What  an  opportunity  is  here  for  a  great  work  to 
be  done!  Here  we  have  the  future  generation  of  Porto  Ricans 
in  our  hands,  if  we  will  only  rise  to  the  occasion,  and  build 
good  school  accommodations  for  these  crowds.  In  the  district 
of  Cayey,  outside  the  city,  there  are  Sunday  schools  with  no 
building;  they  meet  in  the  open — one  with  200  attendance 
with  a  little  room  9x12  feet. 

Salvador 

(330)  The  Baptist  mission  force  in  Salvador  has  been 
strengthened  by  the  arrival  of  Mr.  and  Mrs.  V.  C.  Seafler. 


These  young  people  are  from  West  Virginia  and  Illinois. 
After  graduating  from  the  Northern  Baptist  Theological 
Seminary  in  Chicago,  Mr.  Seafler  was  in  the  pastorate  in 
Mason  City,  Illinois,  for  two  years.  His  theological  studies 
were  interrupted  by  service  in  France. 

(331)  Property  has  been  acquired  during  the  past  year 
in  four  towns  of  Salvador  as  sites  for  future  church  buildings, 
and  deeded  to  The  American  Baptist  Home  Mission  Society 
at  no  expense  to  the  Society,  the  money  being  raised  on  the 
field.  One  small  group  raised  $350  within  the  last  year  to 
purchase  a  lot  for  a  church  building.  What  greater  proof 
could  we  have  of  the  sincerity  of  the  Baptists  of  Salvador  in 
asking  the  Society  to  send  to  them  a  pastor  and  provide  for 
regular  instead  of  occasional  services?  Unfortunately,  the 
budget  will  not  budge,  and  this  group  of  people  must  wait. 

Nicaragua 

(332)  Miss  Eleanor  M.  Blackmore,  her  furlough  long 
overdue,  continues  to  remain  at  her  post  in  Nicaragua,  in 
order  to  supervise  the  work  of  the  Nicaragua  pastors,  in  be¬ 
half  of  The  American  Baptist  Home  Mission  Society.  So  far 
no  one  has  been  found  to  take  the  place  of  the  Rev.  D.  A. 
Wilson.  Mr.  and  Mrs.  R.  A.  Skeeters  are  hard  at  work  learn¬ 
ing  the  language  and  developing  the  Boys’  Department  of 
the  Baptist  High  School  in  cooperation  with  Miss  De  Moulin 
of  the  Woman’s  Society. 

Jamaica 

(333)  News  that  Baptists  in  the  United  States  are  inter¬ 
ested  in  stimulating  education  among  the  deserving  youth 
of  Jamaica  has  stirred  Baptist  parents  in  Jamaica  to  such  an 
extent  that  a  larger  number  of  boys  apart  from  those  awarded 
scholarships  by  The  American  Baptist  Home  Mission  Society 
have  applied  for  entrance  in  the  College.  All  of  the  conditions 
bearing  upon  the  grant  of  the  Home  Mission  Society  to  Ja¬ 
maica  have  been  met  by  Jamaican  Baptists,  including  the 
maintenance  of  a  home  for  the  teacher  toward  whose  support 
Northern  Baptists  contribute  part  of  his  salary. 

Haiti 

(334)  I  heard  an  interesting  story  about  St.  Louis 
Vazeinbeck,  one  of  our  lay  pastors.  He  was  captured  during 
one  of  the  Caco  revolutions,  and  was  led  away  into  the  bush 
where  he  was  condemned  to  be  shot.  Before  the  execution, 
however,  he  asked  permission  to  read  his  Bible.  This  was 
granted,  and  he  read  a  chapter  or  two  aloud.  The  secretary 
of  the  band,  wishing  to  show  his  ability,  took  the  Bible  from 
him  and  commenced  to  read.  He  read  on  and  became  deeply 
interested.  As  a  result  he  pleaded  for  the  man’s  life.  Then 
others,  observing  his  attitude,  took  his  part.  At  last  it 


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seemed  as  if  the  men  would  fight  about  it,  so  St.  Louis  said 
that  rather  than  kill  one  another  they  had  better  execute  him. 
He  was  a  Christian,  and  was  not  afraid  to  die.  This  brave 
speech  won  completely  the  secretary  and  the  general,  who 
released  him.  The  secretary,  however,  discovered  that  the 
party  opposing  liberty  for  St.  Louis  had  sent  some  men 
through  the  bush  to  kill  him  before  he  could  reach  the  road, 
so  he  himself  accompanied  St.  Louis  to  the  outskirts  of  Trou. 
— A .  Groves  1 1  'ood,  I  laiti. 

Jews 

(335)  In  accordance  with  the  policy  that  forced  the  Home 
Mission  Society  to  withdraw  support  from  new  undertakings 
on  account  of  decreased  income,  the  Hebrew  Mission  of  Buf¬ 
falo  has  been  deprived  of  $2,400  income  beginning  May  1. 
The  Society  will  continue  to  contribute  $600  per  year. 

(336)  The  Northern  Baptist  Committee  on  Jewish 
Evangelization  is  made  up  of  representative  Baptists  and 
officials  of  Baptist  Mission  Boards  and  Societies  who  have 
approved  of  the  beginnings  of  Hebrew  work  made  in  Buffalo 
and  appreciate  the  spiritual  necessity  for  maintaining  it  and 
extending  it  to  include  a  ministry  to  Jews  by  every  Baptist 
church  that  finds  Jewish  families  in  its  neighborhood. 

Negro  Schools 

(337)  The  large  sum  of  $550,807  passed  from  the  hands 
of  students  in  our  Negro  schools  last  year  into  the  treasuries 
of  the  fourteen  mission  schools  supported  and  partially  sup¬ 
ported  by  the  Home  Mission  Society  in  the  South,  for  board, 
tuition,  room  rent  and  incidental  expenses.  Most  of  this 
money  doubtless  was  earned  by  these  students  who  labor 
during  their  long  vacations  in  the  cotton  and  corn  fields  of 
the  South,  or  as  porters  on  Pullman  cars  and  waiters  on  the 
steamers  of  the  coastal  or  interior  waters. 


Imperative  Needs 

(338)  Three  of  our  best  Negro  mission  schools  in  the 
South  need  teachers’  houses  costing  $5,000  each,  if  we  are  to 
get  and  keep  on  a  $1,500  salary  professors  who  could  get 
$3,000  or  more  elsewhere,  and  who  are  necessary  to  make  a 
strong  Christian  school.  Two  power-houses  are  needed. 

(339)  The  Spanish-American  Department  of  the  Inter¬ 
national  Baptist  Seminary  in  Los  Angeles,  California,  has  an 
increased  enrolment  numbering  17,  and  sorely  needs  a  dormi¬ 
tory  to  make  it  possible  for  additional  students  to  attend. 

(340)  Cristo  College,  Cuba,  has  outgrown  its  equipment 
entirely.  Many  boarding  school  students  are  not  received 
for  lack  of  room.  The  growth  of  the  school  has  been  brought 
to  a  standstill  until  new  buildings  long  promised  can  be 
erected.  Porto  Rico  is  in  need  of  a  boys’  high  school. 

(341)  New  buildings  are  needed  in  Mexico  for  the  growing 
churches.  The  most  urgent  duty  that  confronts  Northern 
Baptists  in  Central  America  is  the  founding  of  a  training 
school  for  pastors  and  teachers. 

(342)  The  Society  should  be  enabled  to  place  suitable 
buildings  over  the  basements  where  many  heroic  congrega¬ 
tions  are  now  worshiping  in  growing  communities  in  the  West. 

(343)  The  foreign-speaking  work  is  steadily  demanding 
a  larger  quota  of  men  and  means. 

(344)  The  home  for  Chinese  boys  in  Berkeley,  Cali¬ 
fornia,  is  one  year  old  and  when  a  new  boy  was  taken  in  the 
other  day,  making  the  26th,  all  space  for  the  care  of  unfortu¬ 
nate  Chinese  boys  was  exhausted.  Enlargement  is  necessary. 

(345)  From  many  cities  the  appeals  are  coming  for  the 
establishment  of  Christian  Centers.  The  Society  carries  on 
its  Christian  Center  work  cooperatively  with  the  Woman’s 
Home  Mission  Society,  State  Conventions  and  City  Mission 
Societies. 


THE  WOMAN’S  AMERICAN  BAPTIST  HOME  MISSION  SOCIETY 


Fifty  Years  of  Achievement 

(346)  The  Society  will  celebrate  its  fiftieth  birthday  in 
1927.  The  women  of  the  Northern  Baptist  Convention  as  an 
expression  of  their  love  and  loyalty  are  now  gathering  golden 
gifts  to  repair  losses  and  strengthen  existing  work.  These 
gifts  are  being  gathered  in  terms  of  leaves,  twigs,  branches 
and  boughs,  and  as  a  whole  will  represent  an  entire  Golden 
Tree  of  Opportunity  and  the  sum  of  $500,000.  This  amount 
will  be  expended  upon  the  fifteen  Golden  projects  which 
seemed  neediest  among  the  many  demanding  attention. 

(347)  A  West  End  Community  House  is  proposed  for 
Boston,  to  be  built  in  cooperation  with  other  agencies.  This 
new  plant  will  extend  Christian  work  in  a  cosmopolitan  com¬ 
munity  where  work  is  already  established. 

(348)  Judson  Neighborhood  House  in  New  York  will  be 
bought.  For  seven  years  the  Society  has  supported  workers 
in  this  large  Italian  community. 

(349)  To  the  first  unit  of  the  Mexican  Christian  Center 
at  Phoenix,  Arizona,  the  Golden  Anniversary  Fund  will  add 
another  unit. 

(350)  At  Toreva,  Arizona,  Hopi  families  are  shut  off  from 
the  water  supply  high  up  on  the  Mesa.  The  desired  Com¬ 
munity  House  will  give  needed  health  facilities,  besides  a 
contact  with  the  “living  water.” 

(351)  The  recent  disaster  at  Kodiak  Orphanage  is  reason 
for  a  sufficient  expenditure  there  to  replace  the  main  building 
and  furnish  new  equipment. 

(352)  Monterey,  Mexico,  will  have  a  greatly  needed 
school  building,  and  thus  share  in  the  benefit. 


(353)  San  Salvador  needs  more  room  particularly  for 
students  desiring  secondary  school  work.  A  missionary  train¬ 
ing  course  is  to  be  included  to  train  future  leaders. 

(354)  At  Mather  the  faculty  is  able  to  care  for  twice  the 
number  of  students  now  enrolled,  but  no  living  quarters 
are  available.  A  new  dormitory  for  Mather  is  one  of  the 
Golden  Projects. 

(355)  At  Hartshorn  Memorial  College,  where  Negro 
college  women  have  no  dormitory  of  their  own,  a  dormitory 
and  administration  building  is  proposed. 

(356)  A  building  is  also  to  be  bought  for  the  Women’s 
Department  of  the  Berkeley  Baptist  Divinity  School,  Cali¬ 
fornia.  This  will  be  for  the  use  of  young  women  West  of  the 
Rockies  who  are  training  to  be  missionaries. 

(357)  Two  endowments  are  included  in  the  list  of  Golden 
Projects.  A  sum  will  be  devoted  to  the  extension  of  Christian 
Americanization  work,  and  another  to  establish  permanent 
scholarships  at  the  Baptist  Missionary  Training  School. 

(358)  Particularly  necessary  is  the  item  of  the  fund 
which  will  care  for  equipment  and  emergencies  on  the  mission 
fields.  Needs  outside  of  the  operating  budget  are  continually 
arising.  The  largest  individual  designation  In  the  Golden 
Anniversary  Fund  will  be  devoted  to  “working  capital.”  The 
Finance  Committee  of  the  Northern  Baptist  Convention  has 
suggested  this  to  save  the  Society’s  paying  interest  as  it  must 
during  the  early  months  of  the  >rear. 

(359)  A  Golden  Tree  is  needed  to  make  these  Golden 
Projects  possible.  Each  leaf  will  serve  to  heal  some  wound  in 
the  homelands  and  sustain  the  work  of  taking  “Christ  in 


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Every  Home.”  In  looking  forward  to  1927,  do  not  forget  the 
Golden  Anniversary  of  the  Woman’s  Home  Society. 

Golden  Anniversary  Gifts 

(360)  Massachusetts  can  boast  of  buying  the  first  leaf, 
twig  and  bough.  Recently  a  group  of  seven  Italian  boys 
known  as  the  Knights  of  the  Cross  in  Worcester,  Mass.,  sent 
in  one  dollar  for  a  golden  leaf  in  the  Golden  Tree  of  Oppor¬ 
tunity.  The  women  of  the  Florida  Baptist  Church,  Berkshire 
Association,  Western  Massachusetts,  took  the  first  golden 
twig;  while  the  West  Somerville  Church  and  Women’s  Society 
bought  the  first  golden  bough. 

(361)  From  other  sources,  too,  pledges  or  money  have 
come.  Ethel  Downsbrough,  missionary  at  the  First  Italian 
Baptist  Church,  Philadelphia,  has  sent  from  her  Italian  peo¬ 
ple  $100,  representing  everyone  from  the  smallest  tot  to  the 
oldest  man  and  woman  in  the  Bible  class. 

(362)  Missionaries  from  all  sections  have  written  in  that 
they  and  their  people  wish  to  have  a  part  in  the  Society’s 
birthday  celebration.  As  alumnae  of  the  Training  School  the 
Central  District  Association  voted  to  raise  $1,000,  equivalent 
to  a  golden  bough,  in  memory  of  Miss  Martha  M.  Troeck. 

(363)  At  a  meeting  held  in  Katherine  House,  where  14 
members  were  present,  $615  was  joyfully  pledged. 

(364)  Plans  are  stirring  for  the  National  Association  to 
raise  another  $1 ,000  for  a  golden  bough  in  honor  of  Miss  Mary 
G.  Burdette. 

The  Christian  Center 

(365)  The  open  door  of  the  Christian  Center  attracts 
those  of  all  lands,  East,  West,  North  and  South.  At  a  Christ¬ 
mas  celebration  this  year,  the  “Mary”  was  a  Mexican  girl, 
the  “angel”  of  the  annunciation  a  recently  baptized  Rou¬ 
manian,  and  in  the  company  of  angels  were  Hungarians, 
Slovaks,  Negroes  and  Croatians  singing  “Glory  to  God  in  the 
highest,  and  on  earth  peace,  good  will  toward  men.”  The 
very  air  is  charged  with  the  spirit  of  friendliness. 

(366)  In  such  a  spirit  27  Christian  Centers  with  their 
workers  have  been  established  in  as  many  neighborhoods; 
presently  the  mother  and  father  come  to  see  their  children 
perform,  learn  English,  and  join  in  the  religious  services. 

(367)  Thus  the  Christian  Center  is  a  clearing-house  for 
racial  prejudices,  where  a  circle  of  understanding  is  estab¬ 
lished  in  an  atmosphere  of  Christian  teaching. 

(368)  Daily  Vacation  Bible  Schools  grew  tremendously 
this  year.  They  filled  such  a  need  that  many  Christian  Cen¬ 
ters  have  converted  them  into  Schools  of  Week-day  Religious 
Education. 

(369)  Aiken  Institute  had  the  world’s  record  for  the 
Daily  Vacation  School,  with  an  enrolment  of  1,012  and  aver¬ 
age  attendance  of  449. 


Frances  Campbell’s  kindergarten,  boston 


CHURCH  VACATION  SCHOOL,  SAN  PEDRO,  CAL. 


(370)  The  largest  figure  for  Week-day  Bible  School 
comes  from  Birmingham,  Alabama,  where  1,400  boys  and 
girls  were  enrolled. 

(371)  Eight  different  churches  in  Cleveland  are  combining 
in  the  Christian  Center  for  Negroes  for  a  teachers’  training 
class.  About  70  men  and  women  are  preparing  to  do  their 
part  in  the  Sunday  schools. 

(372)  Rare  characters  are  coming  from  the  homes  in¬ 
fluenced  by  the  Christian  Center.  They  may  be  found  in 
the  denominational  colleges,  Baptist  Missionary  Training 
School,  and  in  hospitals  training  for  serviceable  lives.  One, 
at  least,  is  serving  in  the  mission  field. 

The  Indians 

(373)  Fourteen  missionaries  of  the  Society  are  helping 
the  Indians  in  Montana,  Arizona,  California  and  Nevada. 

(374)  At  Auberry,  for  five  years  the  Indians  saved  so  that 
this  fall  they  might  refinish  and  paint  their  chapel.  When  it 
reaches  14  degrees  below  zero  they  come  to  church  regardless 
of  the  cold.  Special  revival  meetings  are  held  at  intervals, 
and  little  children  come  leading  their  parents. 

(375)  The  Indian  women  on  the  reservations  are  taught 
how  to  keep  house,  sew,  and  properly  care  for  their  babies. 
The  daily  round  of  duties,  starting  sometimes  at  6  in  the  morn¬ 
ing  and  not  ending  until  10  at  night,  gives  the  Indians  ample 
opportunity  to  learn  of  Christian  service  through  the  example 
of  the  faithful  missionary. 

(376)  Any  and  every  emergency  must  be  met  by  the 
missionary  out  on  the  lonely  Indian  fields.  A  recent  letter 
from  Elizabeth  Cady  of  Coarse  Gold  tells  of  a  startling  ex¬ 
perience  with  a  drunken  Indian,  who  later  was  apparently 
thoroughly  repentent  and  under  conviction  of  sin. 

(377)  The  same  missionary,  after  some  meetings  held  by 
Dr.  Kinney,  felt  the  revival  spirit  at  work,  and  conducted  a 
series  of  evangelistic  services,  a  new  experience,  with  a  number 
of  reconsecrations  and  new  professions  of  faith. 

The  Negroes 

(378)  A  few  eager  Negro  women  gathered  in  a  basement 
of  a  church  in  1877  to  learn  how  to  read  the  Bible  under  the 
tutelage  of  Misses  Giles  and  Packard.  Now  hundreds  flock 
to  our  Negro  schools  and  colleges  of  the  South.  Spelman,  a 
Grade  A  college,  heads  the  list  of  10  schools  where  56  teachers 
give  every  form  of  instruction,  ranging  from  advanced  college 
work  to  the  fourth  grade. 

(379)  At  Spelman,  26  out  of  the  school,  where  practically 
all  are  professing  Christians,  have  decided  for  some  form  of 
Christian  life  service. 

(380)  At  Hartshorn  Memorial  College  the  Christian  En¬ 
deavor  has  1 12  members,  which  includes  every  one  of  the 


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boarding  school  students.  Encouraging  reports  of  baptisms 
from  the  Southern  schools  show  that  25  of  the  older  students 
at  Benedict  College  have  accepted  Christ. 

(381)  Florida  Normal  and  Industrial  Institute  has  its 
largest  enrolment  of  boarding  students,  and  many  had  to  be 
turned  away  for  lack  of  space,  after  the  workshop,  garage  and 
barn  were  filled.  Excellent  work  is  done,  and  the  whole  school 
is  heartened  bv  the  new  academic  building,  Anderson  Hall. 

(382)  Missionaries  carry  their  share  of  the  burden  of 
converting  the  Negro  problem  into  a  Negro  program.  Eleven 
missionaries  organize  Bible  groups  and  aid  those  needing  in 
every  possible  way. 

(383)  A  missionary  in  Birmingham,  Alabama,  where 
1,400  boys  and  girls  are  on  the  Week-day  Bible  School  roll, 
says:  “An  invitation  was  extended  by  the  pastor  for  the  re¬ 
ception  of  members  in  one  of  our  churches.  Immediately  a 
young  Negro  schoolboy  came  up  to  accept  Christ  on  the  basis 
of  the  story  of  The  Conversion  of  the  Jailer.  ‘I  believe  in 
Jesus  and  want  to  be  baptized.  I  am  willing  to  trust  Him  and 
live  for  Him  the  rest  of  my  days.  I  want  you  as  a  church  to 
pray  for  me,’  were  his  words.  From  this  same  atmosphere 
has  come  a  student  now  at  Morehouse  College  who  is  prepar¬ 
ing  for  the  ministry.” 

(384)  From  the  East  to  the  W est  reports  show  the  results 
of  Christian  Center  work  and  missionary  endeavor  among 
these  people.  In  Chicago  during  the  fall  months  a  special 
decision  day  was  set.  From  the  children’s  church  16  boys  and 
girls  expressed  their  desire  to  follow  Christ. 

(385)  Another  agency  of  the  South  is  the  Fireside 
Schools.  This  organization  has  a  monthly  magazine,  Hope, 
with  a  circulation  of  35,000.  There  are  over  225  active  Fire¬ 
side  School  organizations  in  19  Northern  states. 

Christian  Americanization 

(386)  “You  no  make  buttonholes.  I  make  for  you.  I 
no  can  speak  English.  I  can’t  tell  story  Jesus — I  can  make 
buttonholes  for  you  tell  story  of  Jesus.”  It  is  just  such  con¬ 
tacts  that  the  Christian  Americanization  Secretary  endeavors 
to  make  for  the  church  woman  and  a  New  American  friend. 
Nearly  3,000  volunteers  have  been  enlisted  to  seize  the  oppor¬ 
tunity  of  acting  as  a  real  friend.  Greeks,  Syrians,  Chinese, 
Hungarians,  Mexicans,  Polish,  Armenians,  Japanese  are  all 
eager  to  understand  America  and  America’s  God. 

(387)  One  volunteer  writes:  “I  cannot  fill  out  the  record 
card.  We  do  not  do  very  much  along  Americanization  lines. 
I  call  on  three  Italian  families,  but  I  haven’t  kept  account  of 
my  calls.  One  of  my  families  went  to  Italy  two  years  ago 
and  came  back  in  June.  If  they  had  had  no  American  friends 


GAYE  HARRIS  (CHRISTIAN  AMERICANIZATION  SECRETARY) 
WITH  SOME  FRIENDS 


“PATHFINDERS”  AT  KATHERINE  HOUSE,  INDIANA  HARBOR 


they  could  not  have  gotten  out  of  Ellis  Island.  I  wrote  to 
Senator  Hale  and  the  Commissioner  of  Labor  in  Washington 
and  finally  got  them  through.  I  clothed  three  little  girls  in 
one  of  the  families — send  them  to  school  and  take  them  to 
Sunday  school  every  Sunday.  I  do  all  their  sewing — one 
item  this  fall  making  66  buttonholes  in  underwear  and  sewing 
on  72  buttons.  I  am  now  making  three  winter  coats  for  them. 
I  keep  no  account  of  what  I  spend  on  the  number  of  garments 
I  make.  I  call  on  two  Greek  families  occasionally.  Am  sorry 
I  cannot  fill  out  the  card.”  I  feel  sure  the  Master  has  a  record 
even  if  this  dear  little  woman  has  not  kept  one. 

(388)  Another  volunteer  who  cannot  fill  out  the  card 
has  written  on  the  back:  Six  women  teach  Chinese  men  in  our 
Sunday  school.  One  woman  teaches  Greek  men  in  our  Sun¬ 
day  school.  We  have  work  for  Greek  and  Syrian  children. 

(389)  “Now  I  must  tell  you  about  two  ‘super’  volunteers 
I  have  found  and  I  doubt  not  that  there  are  others  I’ve  not 
yet  met.  One  lovely  modest  little  woman,  a  member  of  the 
First  Church  of  Hollywood,  began  her  volunteer  work  over 
five  years  ago.  She  had  leisure  and  a  big  heart  and  has  given 
from  three  to  five  days  a  week  ever  since.  She  has  9  Mexican 
women  as  English  pupils,  now,  2  girls  for  music,  having  their 
lessons  once  or  twice  a  week  as  she  goes  among  the  homes,  and 
gathers  groups  of  children  for  Bible  stories  at  the  Christian 
Center.  She  also  substitutes  for  the  teachers  in  the  Spanish 
Seminary  when  there  is  illness.  This  is  all  she  tells,  but  can 
you  imagine  all  or  even  part  of  what  this  consecrated  woman 
has  meant  to  all  the  homes  she  has  touched,  for  her ‘class’  is  a 
changing  one?  Surely  in  her  quiet  lovely  way  she  has  inter¬ 
preted  Christian  America  to  many  strangers  within  our  gates.” 

(390)  “A  fine  woman  in  San  Pedro  has  become  the 
‘aunty’  to  a  whole  colony  of  Japanese.  As  teacher  of  the 
Mission  Sunday  school  and  in  the  girls’  club  she  found  en¬ 
trance  into  scores  of  homes,  and  from  the  letters  we  have  read 
from  Japanese  girls,  women  and  young  men  to  this  volunteer, 
we  know  how  much  her  loving  life  has  meant  to  these  so- 
called  unapproachable  Orientals.  She  devotes  all  of  her  spare 
time  to  the  work  and  has  a  constant  stream  of  Japanese  callers 
as  well  as  ‘stacks’  of  letters  from  all  parts  of  the  world  from 
her  ‘children’.” 

(391)  «  A  Volunteer  from  the  First  Church  of  Long  Beach 
to  this  same  group  of  Japanese  in  San  Pedro  has  been  teaching 
the  girls  millinery  in  a  class  for  three  years.  How  her  face 
lighted  up  as  she  talked  of  her  girls  and  how  welcome  she  is 
in  their  homes,  where  millinery  has  been  the  means  of  con¬ 
tact  whereby  many  girls  have  found  Christ  and  are  now  in  the 
church.  This  volunteer  said,  ‘When  I  first  went,  I  waded 
through  deep  sand,  then  there  were  rough  roads,  but  now  there 
is  a  paved  highway.’  1  wonder  if  this  is  not  a  truly  vivid  pic¬ 
ture  of  the  way  the  gospel  travels  when  taken  by  faith  and 
Christian  love  to  ‘one  of  the  least  of  these,  my  brethren.’” 


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AMERICANIZATION  MEETING  UNDER  MRS.  C.  S.  SHANK  AT 

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(These  fine  incidents  are  from  Naomi  Fletcher,  Christian 
Americanization  Secretary  for  California.) 

Foreign-Speaking 

(392)  All  nations  have  sent  their  people  to  America.  The 
missionaries  to  the  New  Americans,  who  work  with  foreign¬ 
speaking  churches,  Christian  Centers  or  missions,  are  forming 
a  network  over  the  United  States.  People  of  various  na¬ 
tionalities  are  sought  out  and  connected  with  their  own  church 
where  they  will  meet  people  who  talk  the  same  language. 
Recently  two  Porto  Ricans,  one  South  American,  one  Chilean 
and  an  Ecuadorean  entered  the  baptistry  of  the  Sixth  Avenue 
Baptist  Church  as  a  result  of  the  work  among  the  Spanish¬ 
speaking  people  in  New  York  City. 

(393)  “Last  Sunday  an  old  Chinese  woman  was  standing 
outside  the  gate  of  our  church  here  at  F resno  holding  a  chubby 
small  boy  of  about  a  year  in  her  arms.  So  wistful  did  she 
look  that  I  called  her  in,”  writes  Amy  Purcell.  “The  children 
helped  me  entertain  her  as  we  went  from  room  to  room  where 
she  could  see  the  various  classes.  Then  she  went  into  the 
assembly  room  where  we  had  our  opening  exercise.  After  a 
few  songs  and  prayer  she  got  up  and  went  out.  I  followed 
her  to  the  door,  where  she  took  my  hand  and  held  it  tight.  We 
did  not  have  the  medium  of  a  spoken  language,  but  that  old 
wrinkled  face  was  wreathed  in  a  smile,  and  the  light  in  her 
eyes  made  me  know  she  felt  that  a  good  place  to  be.” 

(394)  “Another  strange  thing  took  place  at  Sunday  school 
last  Sunday.  One  of  our  young  men  brought  in  three  Indian 
men — ‘Hindus’  they  are  called  here — who  are  at  State  Col¬ 
lege  with  him.  Mr.  Chen,  who  has  just  been  baptized  and  to 
whom  his  religion  means  a  great  deal,  had  brought  these  other 
men  of  the  Orient.  At  the  close  of  Sunday  school  the  Chinese 
young  men  gathered  around  the  Indian  men  and  for  an  hour 
or  more  we  all  talked  of  college  life,  friendships  in  America, 
Christ’s  teachings,  and  many  kindred  topics.  And  then  we 
heard  Mr.  Chen  say,  ‘Come  to  American  church.  It’s  a  good 
place.’  ” 

(395)  The  Woman’s  Home  Society  has  one  missionary 


among  the  French  people  at  East  Douglas,  Mass.  The  young 
people  have  asked  for  a  teachers’  training  class  because  it  is  so 
hard  to  get  teachers  for  the  classes.  In  December  8  converts 
united  with  the  church. 

Orientals 

(396)  A  bit  of  far-off  Japan  anc!  China  has  been  trans¬ 
ported  to  Seattle  and  San  Francisco,  where  an  eager  group 
of  women  gather  at  the  Japanese  Woman’s  Home  with  their 
children  for  all  sorts  of  activities.  The  Chinese  Mission 
School  has  a  range  from  the  kindergarten  to  a  class  of  older 
boys  and  men  just  from  China. 

(397)  In  the  towns  of  Fresno,  Locke  and  San  Pedro  there 
are  also  missionaries  helping  students  in  financial  straits, 
visiting  the  Chinese  women  who  rarely  come  out  of  their 
homes,  giving  the  children  of  the  neighborhood  kindergarten 
care.  The  community  at  Locke  recently  raised  $250  for  play¬ 
ground  equipment.  The  Girl  Reserves  there  won  the  flag 
at  the  Girl  Reserves’  Divisional  Rally. 

(398)  Souls  are  saved.  Students  pledge  their  lives  to 
Christian  ministry  across  the  seas.  A  Buddhist  woman  given 
the  light  of  the  Gospel  was  baptized.  She  says,  “I  am  so 
happy.  The  Bible  seemed  like  an  open  door  to  me.  I  have 
peace  in  my  heart.” 

The  People  of  the  Southern  Seas 

(399)  In  El  Salvador,  where  the  clinking  of  spurs  and 
jangling  of  swords  announces  the  arrival  of  city  authorities, 
a  license  is  necessary  for  the  liberty  of  preaching  the  gospel. 
From  place  to  place  missionaries  go  in  these  Spanish-speaking 
countries  of  Mexico,  Cuba,  Porto  Rico,  El  Salvador  and 
Nicaragua.  Hundreds  of  tracts  are  distributed,  hymns  sung, 
small  churches  revived,  and  loyal,  faithful  Christians  strength¬ 
ened  en  route.  Where  four  years  ago  in  some  towns  a  “be¬ 
liever”  was  not  safe,  now  the  workers  find  anxious  homes 
ready  to  receive  them. 

(400)  Great  educational  advantages  have  been  offered. 

El  Cristo  and  Rio  Piedras  schools  prepare  girls  for  teaching. 
Managua  boasts  of  a  boarding  department  with  high  school 
grades.  The  wife  of  a  high  government  official  sent  by  the 
United  States  to  Nicaragua,  while  visiting  this  school  ex¬ 
pressed  her  great  satisfaction  with  the  work.  She  felt  that 
more  was  done  for  the  country  by  schools  like  ours  than 
through  external  help.  At  Puebla,  Mexico,  the  Colegio  Bau¬ 
tista  Howard  has  classes  ranging  from  kindergarten  to  normal 
grades.  American  teachers  must  be  sent  in  greater  numbers, 
however,  if  the  standard  is  to  be  raised.  * 

(401)  Besides  teachers  and  missionaries,  there  are  two 
missionary  nurses  among  the  Spanish-speaking  peoples  at 
Puebla  in  the  hospital  Latino-Americano. 

(402)  At  Santurce,  Porto  Rico,  a  story  is  told  of  boys  and 


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GRADUATE  NURSES  OF  OUR  HOSPITAL  AT  PUEBLA 


girls  so  anxious  to  spread  the  gospel  that  the  Intermediates 
have  started  their  own  Sunday  school.  There  is  no  building  or 
room  in  a  building  to  accommodate  such  a  group,  so  they 
meet  under  the  shade  of  a  tree.  Their  pupils  come  bringing 
their  own  little  tiny  box  seat  or  bench.  Forty-five  attended 
one  day  and  were  all  taught  by  Intermediate  girl  teachers. 

Alaska 

(403)  Baptist  influence  in  Alaska  emanates  from  the 
Kodiak  Baptist  Orphanage.  Little  neglected  children  whose 
homes  have  been  ruined  through  the  low  morality  and  high 
mortality  prevalent  in  this  far-away  land  are  given  an  oppor¬ 
tunity  to  build  Christian  characters.  Four  workers  guide  the 
boys  as  they  do  chores,  or  the  girls  as  they  cook,  sew  and  help 
in  the  house.  Morning  and  evening  prayers  emphasize  the 
religious  atmosphere. 

(404)  Recently  this  Orphanage  suffered  a  severe  loss. 
The  main  building,  with  furniture,  furnishings  and  the  per¬ 
sonal  belongings  of  two  missionaries,  was  destroyed  by  fire. 
That  morning  the  Lord’s  Supper  had  been  observed  in  Chapel, 
and  the  great  Tree  of  Life  explained.  The  children  and  work¬ 
ers  from  their  own  earnings  had  pledged  $6o  for  the  Golden 
Anniversary  of  the  Woman’s  Home  Society.  The  day  had 
been  particularly  glorious,  and  now  the  workers  and  the  chil¬ 
dren  were  gathered  in  the  superintendent’s  room  to  listen  to 
Mrs.  Rickman,  who  was  reading.  Suddenly  Betty  Rickman 
called  out,  “O  look!”  One  of  the  boys  opened  the  door  and 


THE  1925  NEEDLEWORK  CLASS  AT  PUERTO  DE  TIERRA,  P.  R. 


gave  the  alarm  of  fire.  The  workers  and  Mrs.  Rickman 
quickly  searched  the  dormitories  for  children.  Then  came 
relief  and  jov  when  the  children  were  gathered  in  front  of  the 
blazing  building  and  it  was  found  that  all  had  been  saved. 
Now  the  primary  room  of  the  chapel  is  being  used  for 
kitchen  and  the  auditorium  for  dining  and  store  rooms. 
Church  suppers  are  held  daily.  Cooking  utensils  and  dishes 
had  been  lost  so  that  just  a  few  at  a  time  can  be  fed.  The 
little  boys  are  dressed  like  girls  and  no  one  is  permitted  the 
luxury  of  an  entire  bed.  But  out  of  all  that  has  been  lost  a 
greater  thing  has  been  born,  unselfishness.  The  one  thought 
of  all  is  to  build  out  of  the  ruins  a  home,  founded  on  the  spirit 
of  sacrifice,  courage  and  love. 

The  Baptist  Missionary  Training  School 

(405)  Ending  its  forty-fourth  year  of  service  the  Baptist 
Missionary  Training  School  has  over  i  ,ooo  graduates  on  home 
and  foreign  fields.  Adequate  preparation  is  afforded  mission¬ 
aries,  teachers  and  pastors’  assistants. 

(406)  Field  and  practice  work  are  particularly  empha¬ 
sized.  Chicago  with  its  many  nationalities  offers  a  large  life 
laboratory  for  the  student  endeavoring  to  understand  certain 
races.  Raymond  Institute  is  used  as  the  “workshop”  of  the 
Training  School.  All  sorts  of  classes  and  contacts  are  formed 
here  under  the  careful  supervision  of  experts. 


JAPANESE  CHILDREN  IN  SEATTLE  MISSION 


Women’s  Department  of  the  Berkeley  Divinity  School 

(407)  This  Society  has  cooperated  with  the  Berkeley 
Baptist  Divinity  School  in  the  conduct  of  its  Women’s  Depart¬ 
ment.  The  Divinity  School  courses  as  at  present  offered  are 
open  to  women  on  equal  terms  with  men.  Additions  are  to 
be  made  to  them  so  that  there  shall  be  offered  all  the  courses 
necessary  for  training  women  to  become  missionaries,  religious 
educational  directors,  pastors’  assistants,  church  secretaries 
and  workers  in  similar  fields  of  Christian  service.  The  school 
is  particularly  desirous  of  obtaining  young  women  from  west 
of  the  Rockies. 


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(408)  The  figures  show  the  work  in  proportionate  size 
to  the  budget  appropriation  for  each. 

1.  ADMINISTRATION . $60,086.00 


Headquarters  acts  as  a  radio  station  for  receiving 
and  broadcasting  work,  workers,  and  results. 

2.  FOREIGN-SPEAKING. ....... .  53,399.00 

Fifty-four  missionaries  in  36  states. 

3.  CHRISTIAN  CENTERS .  51,184.00 

Twenty-seven  centers,  56  workers  in  14  states  and 
Port.0  Rico. 

4.  SPANISH-SPEAKING  PEOPLES . ..  . .  57,320.00 

Seventy  missionaries  and  teachers,  2  missionary 
nurses,  5  probation  nurses  in  Central  America,  Cuba, 

Mexico,  and  Porto  Rico. 

5.  NEGROES .  42,990.00 

Eleven  missionaries,  56  teachers,  8  schools  and  col¬ 
leges. 

6.  BAPTIST  MISSIONARY  TRAINING  SCHOOL .  24,500.00 

Forty-fourth  year,  over  1,000  graduates,  1  to  3  year 
courses  for  missionaries,  pastors'  assistants  and  secre¬ 
taries. 

7.  INDIANS . . . ..  21.196.00 

Fourteen  missionaries  in  Montana,  Arizona,  Cali¬ 
fornia  and  Nevada  for  the  Crow,  Hopi,  Piute,  Mono, 
and  Kiowa  tribes. 

8.  ORIENTALS . 13,224.00 

Eight  teachers  in  Chinese  School,  San  Francisco,  5 
workers  in  Japanese  Woman’s  Home,  Seattle,  7  mis¬ 
sionaries  in  Fresno,  Locke,  San  Pedro  and  Seattle. 

9.  KODIAK  BAPTIST  ORPHANAGE .  9,800.00 

Five  workers  among  50  orphans. 

10.  CHRISTIAN  AMERICANIZATION .  14,000.00 


Twelve  secretaries  in  7  states  enlisting  over  2,000 
volunteers. 


THE  AMERICAN  BAPTIST  PUBLICATION  SOCIETY 


Missionary  Field  Work 

(409)  Colporter-missionaries  are  serving  in  Mexico, 
Cuba,  Porto  Rico,  El  Salvador,  and  in  30  of  the  United  States; 
49  in  active  work  last  year. 

(410)  Two  colporter-missionaries  have  been  set  at  work 
among  the  miners  of  West  Virginia  and  Colorado,  largely 
foreign-speaking  people. 

(411)  West  Virginia  has  1,200  mining  centers,  300  of 
which  have  no  church  nearer  than  two  miles.  Work  success¬ 
fully  begun  must  be  maintained. 

(412)  Colporter  house-to-house  visitation  in  out-of-the 
way  places  in  the  Far  West  began  with  two  workers.  It  has 
developed  so  that  last  year  the  colporter-missionaries  visited 
96,599  families,  spent  75,776  hours  in  religious  conversations 
in  the  homes,  distributed  28,409  copies  of  the  Scriptures  and 
religious  books  and  2,052,280  pages  of  tracts. 

(413)  On  foot,  by  horse,  mule,  wagon,  chapel  car,  auto¬ 
mobile  and  chapel  auto,  colporters  are  today 
reaching  people  in  the  most  remote  frontier 
localities. 

(414)  Two  additional  colporter-mission¬ 
aries  have  been  appointed  for  Montana,  and 
one  each  for  Western  Washington,  Nevada  and 
North  Dakota.  Demands  for  this  work  are 
growing,  calling  for  larger  resources. 

(415)  Spanish-speaking  colporter-mission¬ 
aries  are  working  among  Mexicans  in  Southern 
California,  Colorado  and  Arizona.  Two  new 
churches  and  Sunday  schools,  2  meeting  houses, 
and  229  conversions — these  are  outcomes  of  the 
work  of  Rev.  Pablo  J.  Villaneuva,  in  charge  of 
the  new  chapel  autocar,  “The  Crawford 
Memorial.” 

(416)  Several  of  these  “sky-pilots”  have 
been  at  work  in  the  deep-woods  logging  camps 
of  the  West  and  Northwest.  Lives  have  been 
transformed,  bad  habits  broken,  thrift  en¬ 


couraged,  wanderers  put  in  touch  with  anxious  home  friends, 
and  many  converted. 

(417)  Chapel  Car  Good  Will  has  been  in  Oregon.  At 
North  Bend  a  church  was  organized  a  year  ago  which  now  has 
85  members,  a  Sunday  school  of  75,  young  people’s  society  of 
22 — starting  with  3  children  and  7  adult  Baptists  in  a  Sunday 
school  service.  Unusual  results:  3  of  its  young  men  preparing 
for  the  ministry;  5  others  volunteered  for  definite  Christian 
service  at  home  or  abroad;  tithers’  league  equal  to  50%  of  the 
church  membership;  church  property  worth  $7,000.  Able 
and  successful  pastor,  of  course. 

(418)  Rev.  and  Mrs.  J.D.  Chappelle,  of  Chapel  Car  Good 
Will,  in  the  year’s  work  organized  a  Sunday  school  and  mis¬ 
sion  at  Rain  Rock,  Oregon;  put  the  church  at  Broadbent  out 
of  debt  and  in  revived  condition;  in  one  month  took  part  in 
raising  $1,700  and  dedicating  two  meeting  houses;  added  18 
members  to  the  church  at  Bandon;  and  gave  the  hand  of 


CHURCH  VACATION  SCHOOL,  JAPANESE  BAPTIST  CHURCH,  SEATTLE 


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25 


fellowship  to  102  new  members  received  into  the  churches 
with  which  the  missionaries  labored. 

Religious  Education 

(419)  Of  20,500,000  children  in  the  United  States,  only 
5,350,000  arc  in  Sunday  schools!  That  constitutes  the  na¬ 
tion’s  problem. 

(420)  The  Publication  Society  maintains  a  Leadership 
Training  Service  for  Sunday  school  teachers  and  officers. 

(421)  The  1,500  Church  Vacation  Schools  held  in  our 
Baptist  churches  enrol  more  than  100,000  boys  and  girls. 

(422)  Ten  States  have  paid  directors  of  children’s  work, 
and  many  others  have  volunteer  directors  training  and  assist¬ 
ing  workers  with  beginners,  primary  and  juniors. 

(423)  From  1,000  to  r,5oo  Training  Institutes  are  pro¬ 
moted  by  the  Society  in  large  cities,  small  towns  and  rural 
fields. 

(424)  The  Christian  Life  Program  for  Young  People  is 
designed  to  unify  the  active  young  people  of  the  local  church. 

(425)  The  Society  aids  in  cultivating  interest  in  the 
Week-day  Religious  Education  movement  in  all  parts  of  the 
country. 


The  Publishing  Department 

(426)  The  Publishing  Department  issues  66  different 
periodical  publications,  which  have  an  annual  output  of  about 
50,000,000  copies. 

(427)  The  Book  Publishing  Department  has  in  charge 
the  printing  of  the  Bible  and  of  helpful  literature,  which  in¬ 
cludes  a  series  of  9  tracts  on  “Evangelism”  in  English,  and  9 
in  Bohemian;  3  Americanization  tracts  in  Italian,  Hungarian, 
Polish,  Roumanian  and  Slovak.  The  New  Testament  and 
Psalms  in  Esthonian  has  just  been  printed. 

(428)  Since  its  establishment  the  Society  has  distributed 
more  than  69,000,000  pages  of  tracts. 

(429)  The  Society  aids  financially  in  the  publication  of 
10  monthly  religious  papers  for  the  various  foreign-speaking 
Baptists  in  America. 

(430)  In  56  years  the  Society  made  nearly  500,000  grants 
to  pastors,  students,  Sunday  schools  and  churches,  not  only 
in  this  but  all  other  countries. 

(431)  To  Poland  the  Society  has  sent  plates  of  the  Polish 
and  Russian  New  Testament,  that  the  Russians  and  Poles 
may  readily  obtain  the  Gospel  in  their  own  tongue. 


A  CHAPEL  AUTO  IN  USE  BY  THE  PUBLICATION  SOCIETY 


THE  MINISTERS  AND  MISSIONARIES  BENEFIT  BOARD 


(432)  Churches  today  are  recognizing  as  never  before 
their  obligations  to  provide  lifelong  support  for  their  minis¬ 
ters  in  return  for  lifelong  service. 

(433)  The  salary  of  the  minister  is  pitiably  small  and  in 
most  cases  prevents  him  making  provision  for  old  age  or  even 
for  the  rainy  day.  Few  know  of  the  suffering  of  many  minis¬ 
ters  and  their  wives  due  to  lack  of  food  and  clothing. 

(434)  In  spite  of  the  recent  increases  of  salaries  the  aver¬ 
age  support  of  the  ministry  is  actually  lower  now  than  for¬ 
merly. 

(435)  Protestant  denominations  consequently  are  organ¬ 
izing  to  make  a  just  provision  for  their  worthy  workers. 

(436)  The  total  number  of  ordained  ministers  (as  re¬ 
ported  by  the  Year  Book  of  1924-25)  in  the  Northern  Baptist 
Convention  is  8,757. 

(437)  In  addition  to  these  ministers  there  are  mission¬ 
aries,  widows  and  dependent  orphan  children  of  ministers, 
which  increase  this  number  to  approximately  13,000. 

(438)  The  Ministers  and  Missionaries  Benefit  Board  was 
organized  to  help  provide  for  the  needs  of  these  classes  when 
they  no  longer  could  provide  for  themselves. 


(439)  The  Board  of  Managers  consists  of  21  members 
appointed  by  the  Northern  Baptist  Convention.  The  term 
of  service  is  3  years  and  there  are  7  members  in  each  class. 

(440)  The  Board  was  formed  in  1911  and  incorporated  in 
New  York  State  in  1913. 

(441)  During  the  current  year  the  Board  made  benefi¬ 
ciary  grants  to  534  men,  856  women  and  338  children. 

(442)  Every  State  Convention  either  has  a  Committee  of 
Cooperation  or  the  State  Convention  Board  itself  passes  upon 
the  applications  from  that  state  for  beneficiary  grants. 
Approval  by  the  individual  State  Committee  or  Board  is 
a  prerequisite  for  a  grant  by  the  Ministers  and  Missionaries 
Benefit  Board. 

(443)  This  plan  assures  every  worthy  worker  of  recogni¬ 
tion  and  eliminates  those  who  are  not  eligible. 

(444)  A  modest  grant  of  $300  per  year  is  the  income  at  5 
per  cent  of  $6,000.  It  can  be  readily  seen  by  everyone  how 
necessary  it  is  that  the  Permanent  Fund  should  be  increased. 

(445)  The  budget  of  the  coming  year  includes  provision 
for  a  total  of  2,043  beneficiaries.  With  present  resources  the 
average  grant  in  this  budget  will  be  $161.55. 


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(446)  The  amount  of  this  grant  is  tragically  inadequate, 
but  the  only  way  it  can  be  increased  is  by  enlarging  the  Per¬ 
manent  Fund  or  by  direct  gifts. 

(447)  In  addition  to  the  beneficiary  grants  the  Ministers 
and  Missionaries  Benefit  Board  has  provided  a  cooperative 
Retiring  Pension  Plan. 

(448)  In  this  Plan  the  minister  cooperates  with  the  Board 
in  providing  at  age  65  a  Retiring  Pension  larger  than  other¬ 
wise  could  be  given. 

(449)  Already  1,648  Certificates  of  membership  in  the 
Retiring  Pension  Fund  have  been  issued  for  ordained  minis¬ 
ters  and  regularly  commissioned  missionaries.  The  number  is 
steadily  increasing. 

(450)  Beginning  with  the  second  year  of  membership  the 
Board,  out  of  current  funds,  provides  70 u/c  of  the  annual  cost. 

(451)  The  cost  to  the  minister  in  the  first  year  of  mem¬ 
bership  is  6  per  cent  of  the  salary  received  for  that  year. 
Especially  among  men  receiving  lower  salaries  this  necessary 
cost  is  heavy.  To  help  in  this  condition  many  of  our  churches 
have  wholly  or  in  part  provided  for  the  dues  of  at  least  the 
first  year. 

(452)  The  number  of  these  churches  on  this  honor  roll 
is  steadily  increasing,  although  it  is  still  far  below  the  number 
which  ought  to  place  this  item  in  the  annual  church  budget. 

(453)  Ninety-nine  per  cent  of  the  Episcopal  churches 
provide  the  payment  of  these  dues  of  their  rectors.  Is  the 
Episcopal  form  of  church  government  more  effective  in  mat¬ 
ters  financial  than  the  democratic? 


A  BENEFICIARY  NEARLY  100  YEARS  OLD  AT  HER  DEATH 

(454)  Again  recurs  the  self-evident  truth  that  the  only 
sure  foundation  is  an  increased  Permanent  Fund,  which  will 
avoid  the  fluctuations  in  the  benevolences  of  our  churches 
and  guarantee  a  regular  payment  to  beneficiaries  and  pen¬ 
sioners  alike. 

(455)  The  present  Permanent  Fund  is  $7,461,136.97. 
By  the  figures  and  in  the  judgment  of  experts  this  amount 
should  be  increased  in  the  near  future  to  $20,000,000. 

(456)  In  order  to  guarantee  existing  pension  contracts 
there  is  $3,899,951.48  in  the  Retiring  Pension  Reserve  Fund. 

(457)  In  the  Retiring  Pension  Fund  provision  is  made 
before  the  days  come  when  the  minister  no  longer  can  work. 
The  minister  cooperates  in  providing  this  pension.  The 
Board  has  received  many  letters  indicating  the  increased 


A  PIONEER  PREACHER  40  YEARS  IN  SERVICE 

efficiency  of  the  work  of  the  minister  when  there  is  an  assur¬ 
ance  that  his  old  age  is  modestly  provided  for. 

(458)  All  funds  are  invested  only  in  securities  legal  for 
trust  funds. 

(459)  Every  legacy  is  at  once  transferred  to  the  Per¬ 
manent  Fund,  the  income  only  to  be  used  in  the  general  work. 

(460)  An  Annuity  Bond  upon  the  death  of  the  donor 
likewise  becomes  a  part  of  the  Permanent  Fund,  only  the  in¬ 
terest  being  used. 

(461)  The  Finance  Committee  is  composed  of  three 
members.  The  chairman  is  Mr.  Arthur  M.  Harris, 
formerly  vice-president  and  treasurer  of  the  Banking  House 
of  Harris,  Forbes  and  Company;  Mr.  Andrew  K.  Van  De¬ 
venter,  treasurer  of  the  Southern  Pacific  Railway  Company; 
and  Mr.  J.  Herbert  Case,  deputy-governor  of  the  Federal 
Reserve  Bank  in  New  York. 

(462)  The  Committee  on  Beneficiaries  consists  of  5  mem¬ 
bers,  Dr.  E.  P.  Farnham,  chairman.  As  soon  as  an  applica¬ 
tion  has  been  approved  by  the  local  State  Committee  or  the 
Committee  of  the  State  Convention  of  the  state  in  which  the 
applicant’s  service  has  been  rendered,  the  application  is  con¬ 
sidered  by  the  Committee  of  the  Board.  If  approved  it  is 
then  presented  to  the  Board  for  formal  and  final  action. 

(463)  An  expert  actuary  of  the  Travelers  Insurance  Com¬ 
pany,  Mr.  H.  Pierson  Hammond,  is  the  regularly  employed 
Actuary  of  the  Board.  Every  month  the  Board  reports  to  its 
actuary  the  numbers  joining  the  Retiring  Pension  Fund,  their 
ages  and  salaries.  Monthly  statements  are  received  from  the 
Actuary  as  to  the  amount  necessary  to  be  provided  in  the 
Retiring  Pension  Fund  Reserve  to  guarantee  the  pensions. 

(464)  In  case  of  total  and  permanent  disability  prior  to 
age  65  the  Board  has  voted  that  a  man  shall  receive  not  less 
than  $500  per  annum  to  age  65,  when  his  contract  will  termi¬ 
nate  and  his  normal  pension  will  begin.  Meanwhile  his  an¬ 
nual  dues  will  be  provided  by  the  Board. 

(465)  The  accounts  of  the  Board  are  audited  quarterly  by 
a  well  known  firm  of  expert  accountants. 

(466)  All  securities  owned  by  the  Board  are  held  in  trust 
by  The  Equitable  Trust  Company  of  New  York,  which  collects 
all  coupons  and  accrued  interest,  reporting  to  the  Board 
monthly  the  amount  of  its  receipts. 

(467)  The  overhead  expenses  are  exceedingly  low,  being 
less  than  4  per  cent  of  the  receipts. 


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EXECUTIVE  COMMITTEE,  INTERNATIONAL  STUDENTS’  ASSOCIATION  OF  THE  UNIVERSITY  OF  CHICAGO 


THE  BAPTIST  BOARD  OF  EDUCATION 


Facts  that  Tell 

(468)  The  contribution  of  the  Baptist  colleges  to  the  ex¬ 
tension  of  the  Kingdom  cannot  be  put  into  figures,  but  figures 
often  give  interesting  facts. 

(469)  One  Baptist  college  has  trained  more  than  400  min¬ 
isters  and  65  missionaries  and  a  majority  of  the  presidents 
and  professors  of  4  colleges,  besides  presidents  and  professors 
in  many  others. 

(470)  Another  Baptist  college  has  given  to  the  Foreign 
Mission  Society  more  than  52  missionaries,  among  them  many 
of  the  most  distinguished  missionaries  of  the  denomination, 
and  several  secretaries. 

(471)  Another  Baptist  college,  much  smaller  in  enrol¬ 
ment,  has  sent  out  over  60  missionaries. 

(472)  In  one  Baptist  college  nearly  200  out  of  the  400 
students  are  preparing  for  the  Christian  ministry  and  mission¬ 
ary  work. 

(473)  In  the  Baptist  seminaries  86  per  cent  of  the  stu¬ 
dents  are  coming  from  Baptist  colleges,  and  84  per  cent  of  the 
student  volunteers  now  on  the  field  came  out  of  them. 

(474)  It  is  difficult  to  see  how  the  denomination  could 
replenish  its  ministry  or  maintain  its  missionary  work  were 
it  not  for  these  colleges.  Furthermore,  they  are  training 
thousands  of  young  people  for  all  avenues  of  life  and  giving 
them  this  training  in  a  Christian  environment  and  under 
Christian  teachers.  What  this  means  to  the  church  and  to  the 
Kingdom  it  is  impossible  to  estimate. 

(475)  The  State  has  neither  the  ability,  spirit,  nor  motive 
to  undertake  the  care  of  the  students  in  tax  supported  institu¬ 
tions  of  higher  learning.  The  State  is  prevented  by  constitu¬ 
tional  prohibition  from  attempting  this  task.  What  the  State 
cannot,  may  not  do,  the  Church  must  do. 

(476)  The  University  Pastor  is  our  solution  of  the  diffi¬ 
culty.  The  Board  of  Education  is  embarrassed  by  appeals 
from  parents  of  students,  Christian  leaders,  and  University 
Administrators,  for  the  enlargement  of  this  work.  If  it  is  a 
success  at  32  colleges  and  universities,  why  should  any  of  our 
boys  or  girls  be  denied  this  help  during  their  critical  years. 

Three  Classes  of  Activities 

(477)  The  activities  of  the  Board  of  Education  divide 
themselves  into  three  general  classes,  so  far  as  they  are  repre¬ 
sented  in  the  budget.  In  addition  there  are  many  educational 
services  rendered  by  the  Board  through  its  executiveofficers 
and  committees.  These  three  activities  are  represented  in: 


(1)  The  care  and  nurture  of  Baptist  students  in  the  large 
state  universities  and  educational  centers,  calling  for  an  ex¬ 
penditure  of  approximately  $86,000;  (2)  The  education  of 
Baptists  in  the  great  world  task  of  Christian  missions — mis¬ 
sionary  education — with  an  approved  expenditure  of  $70,000; 
(3)  The  assistance,  advisory  and  financial,  given  to  Baptist 
schools  and  colleges — an  investment  of  $475,000  for  the  year. 

From  a  Political  Viewpoint 

(478)  A  liberally  endowed  Christian  college  is  the  best 
guarantee  of  permanency  of  American  institutions  and  ideals. 
In  the  last  analysis,  Christian  schools  are  the  only  safeguards 
of  a  Democracy.  For  in  a  Democracy  “the  way  from  the 
tow  path  to  the  White  House  must  be  kept  open”  and  a  lib¬ 
erally  endowed  college  is  the  way  to  keep  the  path  open. — 
President  Milton  G.  Evans,  Crozer  Theological  Seminary. 

A  Covenant  Between  the  Baptists  and  Their  Schools 

(479)  Higher  education  in  America  was  born  of  and  was 
nourished  by  the  church,  and  so  far  as  church  interest  has 
continued  active  the  colleges  have  served  the  purpose  of  the 
church.  The  great  independently  endowed  universities  arc 
without  church  affiliation  because  the  churches  were  indiffer¬ 
ent  to  the  interests  of  the  schools  and  blind  to  their  own  best 
interests. 

(480)  The  ideal  relation  of  the  denomination  and  the 
schools  is  that  they  be  bound  in  a  covenant.  The  Baptists 
of  the  North  should  say  to  our  50  institutions  of  learning: 
“You  belong  to  us.  We  will  make  it  possible  for  you  to  meet 
your  opportunity.”  And  50  schools  should  say  to  the  Bap¬ 
tists  of  the  North:  “We  belong  to  you,  and  we  will  seek  by' 
all  that  in  us  lies  to  make  the  Baptist  contribution  to  the 
work  of  the  Kingdom  ever  finer  and  stronger.” 

Resources  of  Baptist  Schools 

(481)  The  resources  of  Baptist  schools  and  colleges  have 
been  increased  by  $7,814,322  during  the  New  World  Move¬ 
ment  in  the  four  years  preceding  April  30,  1924.  Of  New 
World  Movement  receipts  17.4  per  cent  have  been  used  to 
strengthen  our  educational  institutions.  It  was  a  serious 
attempt  to  make  possible  the  giving  of  education  under 
Christian  auspices. 

(482)  During  the  past  year  the  more  needy  schools  re¬ 
ceived  money  for  current  expenses  from  the  Unified  Budget  of 
the  denomination.  Without  this  aid  several  of  our  schools 
would  have  been  compelled  to  close  their  doors. 


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(483)  Mark  the  growth  in  these  two  periods: 
35  Years  Ago,  and  Now 


Acade-  Col-  Semi-  Stu-  Value  Endow- 

mies  leges  naries  dents  Property  inents 

1 800  .  25  19  5  5,357  84,851,229  $6,396,131 

1925 .  19  29  16  33,972  48,783,000  75,625,770 

10  Years  Ago,  and  Now 

Value  of  Endow- 

Students  Property  ments 

1915 . .  19,019  $27,662,388  $38,117,232 

1925 .  33,972  48,783,000  75,625,770 


The  Terms  on  Which  Baptists  Can  Have  Schools 

(484)  The  one  thing  we  have  learned  from  the  tax  sup¬ 
ported  schools  is  that  it  is  no  longer  true  that  Mark  Hopkins,  a 
log,  and  a  student  make  a  university.  Equipment  is  neces¬ 
sary.  Baptists  can  have  schools  on  the  same  terms  as  those 
by  which  we  have  mission  stations  in  China.  We  must  value 
them  enough  to  pay  the  cost. 

The  Denomination  Is  the  Constituency 

(485)  No  school  can  live  without  a  constituency.  Let 
the  denomination  be  the  constituency  of  our  schools  and  be 
true  to  its  responsibility,  then  Baptists  can  make  a  great  con¬ 
tribution  to  the  Kingdom  of  Him  who  said:  “I  am  the  Truth.” 
If  we  fail  our  schools,  many  of  them  will  die,  and  others  will 
become  secularized.  The  Presidents  of  five  of  our  schools 
said:  “Without  the  financial  help  through  the  New  World 
Movement,  my  school  would  have  closed  its  doors.” 

The  State  Universities  Must  Not  Crowd  Out  the 
Christian  College 

(486)  The  past  fifty  years  has  seen  the  remarkable 
growth  of  the  State  university.  Their  endowment  is  the 
treasury  of  the  State;  their  equipment  is  all  that  the  scientific 
investigator  can  desire,  and  all  that  the  ambition  of  the  ad¬ 
ministration  can  ask.  The  throngs  of  students  as  they  come 
and  go  are  impressive.  One-quarter  of  a  million  of  them! 
Will  these  institutions  crowd  out  the  Christian  college?  They 
have  not  done  so  as  yet.  Christian  colleges  also  have  an  en¬ 
rolment  of  one-quarter  of  a  million  (30,000  of  these  are  Bap¬ 
tist  boys  and  girls)  and  this  attendance  is  growing  by  leaps 
and  bounds.  The  State  school  must  not  crowd,  out  the  Church 
school.  The  State  cannot  propagate  religion;  this  is  the  busi-. 
ness  of  the  church  and,  because  students  are  human  they  are 
religious,  and  need  Christian  teaching  and  nurture  for  their 
true  education. 

Baptist  Educational  Institutions 

(487)  The  Seminaries  and  Training  Schools  are: 

Berkeley  Baptist  Divinity  School,  Berke¬ 
ley,  Cal . President  C.  M.  Hill 

Chicago  Divinity  School,  University  of  Chi¬ 
cago  . Dean  Shailer  Mathews 

Colgate  Theological  Seminary,  Hamilton, 

N.  Y . 

Crozer  Theological  Seminary,  Chester,  Pa.  .President  Milton  G.  Evans 
Kansas  City  Seminary,  Kansas  City,  Kans .  President  P.  W.  Crannell 


AFTER  A  CABINET  MEETING  AT  THE  UNIVERSITY  PASTOR’S 
HOME,  UNIVERSITY  OF  CALIFORNIA 


Newton  Theological  Institution,  Newton 

Centre,  Mass . President  George  E.  Horr 

Northern  Baptist  Seminary,  Chicago . President  George  W.  Taft 

Rochester  Theological  Seminary,  Roches¬ 
ter,  N.  Y . President  Clarence  A.  Barbour 

Swedish  Baptist  Seminary,  St.  Paul,  Minn .  President  G.  A.  Hagstrom 

Training  Schools 

Baptist  Missionary  Training  School,  Chi¬ 
cago  . President  Mrs.  Clara  D.  Pinkham 

Kansas  City  Training  School,  Kansas  City, 

Kans . President  P.  W.  Crannell 

Baptist  Institute  for  Christian  Workers, 

Philadelphia . President  J.  M.  Wilbur 

Danish  Training  School,  Des  Moines,  la .  .  .  President  N.  S.  Lawdahl 
International  Seminary,  East  Orange,  N.  J .  President  Frank  L.  Anderson 
Norwegian  Baptist  Divinity  House,  Chi¬ 
cago  . Dean  N.  Gunderson 


(488)  This  is  the  list  of  Colleges: 


Bates,  Lewiston,  Maine . 

Brown,  Providence,  R.  I . 

Bucknell,  Lewisburg,  Pa . 

Carleton,  Northfield,  Minn . 

Chicago,  Chicago . 

Colby,  Waterville,  Maine . 

Colgate,  Hamilton,  N.  Y . 

Denison,  Granville,  Ohio . 

Franklin,  Franklin,  Ind . 

Grand  Island,  Grand  Island,  Nebr 

Hillsdale,  Hillsdale,  Mich . 

Kalamazoo,  Kalamazoo,  Mich 

Keuka,  Keuka  Park,  N.  Y . 

Linfield,  McMinnville,  Ore . 

Ottawa,  Ottawa,  Kans . 

Redlands,  Redlands,  Cal . 

Rochester,  Rochester,  N.  Y . 

Shurtleff,  Alton,  Ill . 

Sioux  Falls,  Sioux  Falls,  S.  D . 

Des  Moines,  Des  Moines,  Iowa.  .  . 
William  Jewell,  Liberty,  Mo . 


President  C.  D.  Gray 
President  W.  H.  P.  Faunce 
President  Emory  W.  Hunt 
President  Donald  J.  Cowling 
President  Ernest  D.  Burton 
President  A.  J.  Roberts 
President  George  B.  Cutten 
President  Clark  W.  Chamberlain 
President  Charles  E.  Goodell 
President  J.  M.  Wells 
President  W.  G.  Spencer 
President  A.  A.  Hoben 
President  A.  H.  Norton 
President  L.  W.  Riley 
President  F.  E.  Smith 
President  Victor  L.  Duke 
President  Rush  Rhees 
President  George  M.  Potter 
President  Fred  G.  Boughton 
President  J.  W.  Million 
President  H.  C.  Wayman 


Junior  Colleges 

Broaddus,  Philippi,  W.  Va . President  Elkanah  Hulley 

Colorado  Woman’s,  Denver,  Colo . President  J.  A.  White 

Frances  Shimer,  Mt.  Carroll,  Ill . President  W.  P.  McKee 

Hardin,  Mexico,  Mo . President  S.  J.  Vaughn 

Rio  Grande,  Rio  Grande,  Ohio . President  H.  T.  Houf 

Stephens,  Columbia,  Mo . President  James  M.  Wood 


(489)  The  Baptist  Academies  are: 

Alderson,  Alderson,  W.  Va . Principal  M.  F.  Forbell 

Bethel,  St.  Paul,  Minn. . . Principal  A.  J.  Wingblade 

Coburn,  Waterville,  Maine . Principal  Drew  T.  Harthorn 


WINTER  HIKE,  STUDENTS’  CLUB,  FIRST  CHURCH,  BOSTON 


BAPTIST  INDIAN  STUDENTS  AT  HASKELL 


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EAST  AND  WEST  MEET  AT  THE  COLORADO  WOMEN’S 
COLLEGE 


Colby,  New  London,  N.  H . Principal  H.  Leslie  Sawyer  - 

Cook,  Montour  Falls,  N.  Y . Principal  Bert  C.  Cate 

Doane,  Granville,  Ohio . . Principal  H.  R.  Hundley 

Hebron,  Hebron,  Maine . Principal  R.  L.  Hunt 

Higgins,  Charleston,  Maine . Principal  W.  A.  Tracy 

Keystone,  Factoryville,  Pa . Principal  Curtis  E.  Coe 

Maine  Central,  Pittsfield,  Maine . Principal  E.  R.  Verrell 

Peddie  Institute,  Hightstown,  N.  J . Principal  R.  W.  Swetland 

Pillsbury,  Owatonna,  Minn . Principal  Milo  B.  Price 

Ricker,  Houlton,  Maine . Principal  E.  H.  Stover 

Suffield,  Suffield,  Conn . Principal  Brownell  Gage 

Vermont,  Saxtons  River,  Vt . Principal  J.  B.  Cook 

Wayland,  Beaver  Dam,  Wis . Principal  E.  P.  Brown 

The  Budget  for  Schools 

(490)  The  amount  in  the  Unified  Budget  for  Schools  and 
Colleges  is  $475,000.  This  amount  can  be  used  only  for 
operating  expense  of  the  schools,  and  it  does  not  make  advance 
possible.  It  does,  however,  enable  some  schools  to  live  and 
others  to  maintain  their  present  undertakings.  Further,  it 
declares  that  Baptists  have  a  National  Educational  Policy 
whereby  the  whole  body  assumes  responsibility  for  our  weak¬ 
est  member.  Educational  projects  in  the  newer  parts  of  the 
country  are  aided  by  Baptists  who  live  in  the  parts  of  the 
country  where  schools  have  profited  by  the  generosity  of 
several  generations  of  benefactors. 

Student  Secretaries 

(491)  The  Board  of  Education  has  two  Student  Secre¬ 
taries:  Allyn  K.  Foster,  D.D.,  and  Miss  Frances  P.  Green- 
ough.  They  have  rendered  a  very  remarkable  service  to  our 
students,  visiting  our  Baptist  schools,  and  going  to  State  and 
independently  endowed  universities.  Their  task  is  to  counsel 
with  local  religious  leaders,  to  help  with  organizational  prob¬ 
lems;  to  make  addresses;  but  most  of  all,  to  meet  students 
and  help  them  find  Christ,  the  way,  the  truth,  and  the  life; 
to  show  them  where  they  may  serve,  to  impress  upon  them 
the  greatness  of  the  church,  and  how  they  may  become  part 
of  this  great  world  enterprise. 

Why  Gospel  Teams? 

(492)  Picture  a  group  of  college  students — men  and 
women — representatives  of  a  State  University  in  a  neighbor¬ 
ing  town,  leading  various  groups  and  meetings  during  a  week¬ 


end,  including  a  picnic  hike  and  athletic  contest,  father-son 
and  mother-daughter  suppers,  Sunday  school  classes  and  the 
regular  Sunday  services,  both  morning  and  evening.  Such 
groups  are  known  as  Gospel  Teams,  and  are  under  the  leader¬ 
ship  of  the  University  Pastor  or  local  Baptist  Church.  And 
the  actual  results  of  such  Gospel  Team  work? 

(493)  The  young  people,  especially  of  the  High  School 
age,  are  brought  face  to  face  with  the  challenge  to  live  life 
at  its  very  best  under  the  leadership  of  Jesus  Christ,  and  such 
a  challenge  brought  to  them  by  a  group  of  consecrated  Chris¬ 
tian  students — just  the  group  to  make  the  strongest  appeal 
to  the  High  School  age. 

(494)  The  young  people’s  department  of  the  local  church 
is  greatly  stimulated. 

(495)  Many  young  people  thus  catch  their  first  vision  of 
the  value  of  a  college  education  and,  above  all  else,  know  that 
Christ  can  be  found  on  the  campus  of  a  college  or  University. 

(496)  Many  students  who  are  members  of  such  Gospel 
Teams,  for  the  first  time  seriously  face  the  call  to  Christian 
service.  The  Theological  Seminaries  are  reaping  the  results 
of  such  work,  and  within  the  ranks  of  our  University  Pastors 
is  at  least  one  who  followed  the  gleam  first  seen  as  a  member 
of  a  Gospel  Team  in  a  State  University. 

A  Messenger  to  His  Own  People 

(497)  A  Japanese  student  was  baptized  by  the  Baptist 
minister  in  a  western  college  town.  Upon  graduation,  after 
an  absence  of  several  years  the  student  returned  to  Japan 
to  visit  his  home  folk  and  home  town.  The  town  hall  was 
rented  for  a  general  reception  and  after  many  speeches  of 
welcome  he  was  called  upon  for  a  response.  The  gist  of  his 
reply  was  that  when  he  left  Japan  his  country  was  trying  to 
imitate  everything  English,  but  on  his  return  he  found  the> 
were  imitating  everything  American — everything  except  that 
which  makes  the  very  heart  of  American  life — namely,  Jesus 
Christ.  This  was  followed  by  an  urgent  appeal  to  his  family, 
relatives,  and  fellow-townspeople  to  accept  Jesus  Christ. 
Today  that  Japanese  student  is  teaching  in  one  of  our  State 
Universities. 

The  Girl  Who  Lost  Her  Mother 

(498)  A  girl  came  to  the  Student  Secretary  with  many 
questions  as  to  the  work  in  her  home  community  and  church, 
and  as  to  the  ways  she  could  render  the  greatest  service, 
especially  among  the  young  people  of  her  church.  Several 
times  during  the  conference  she  remarked  how  much  it  meant 
to  her  to  be  able  to  talk  over  these  problems  with  someone, 
and  as  she  left  the  room  she  said:  “I  lost  my  mother  a  few 
months  ago.” 

Whence  the  Teachers  of  Our  Schools? 

(499)  A  young  woman  was  completing  her  course  for  a 


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WHEN  FINISHED  IN  SEPTEMBER 


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master’s  degree  in  Home  Economics.  Slie  had  had  her  under¬ 
graduate  work  in  another  State  University,  and  had  been 
greatly  influenced  by  the  University  Pastor  of  that  institu¬ 
tion.  She  had  dedicated  her  life  to  Christian  service  and  came 
with  the  question  as  to  where  in  our  denomination  she  could 
render  the  greatest  service.  As  a  result  of  that  conference  she 
is  now  Director  of  Home  Economics  in  one  of  our  Baptist 
schools. 

Impression  Results  in  Expression 

(500)  At  the  Sunday  morning  service  in  a  college  town 
the  Student  Secretary  presented  the  work  done  by  the  Board 
of  Education  through  its  various  agencies.  At  the  close  of  the 
service,  when  the  invitation  was  given  by  the  pastor  to  join 
the  church,  practically  the  entire  student  class  of  young 
women,  including  several  seniors,  came  forward,  asking  for 
student  membership  in  the  church. 

A  Strategic  Working  Place 

(501)  Two  years  ago  a  town  was  visited  where  there  is  a 
Normal  School  of  2,700  students,  of  whom  2,200  are  women. 
The  local  Baptist  pastor  had  a  vision  of  what  could  be  done 
among  these  Normal  students  by  the  church,  if  sufficient  en¬ 
couragement  and  support  could  be  given.  Plans  were  made 
for  the  work  of  a  local  student  secretary.  An  outstanding 
woman  student  of  Denison  University  was  found,  who  had 
taken  the  course  in  Religious  Education.  An  effective  piece 
of  student  work  has  been  organized  and  now  young  women 
are  coming  from  that  Normal  School  ready  to  serve  as  Chris¬ 
tian  leaders  under  the  denomination  or  as  opportunity  offers. 
Cooperation  with  a  College  Counsellor 

(502)  A  woman  in  the  local  church  of  a  college  town  was 
deeply  conscious  of  the  responsibility  and  unlimited  privilege 
which  a  group  of  students  presented  to  her  local  church.  As 
a  result  of  the  visit  of  the  Student  Secretary,  new  plans  were 
afoot:  1.  For  bringing  the  students  into  a  closer  fellowship 
with  the  permanent  membership  of  the  church.  2.  For  mak¬ 
ing  it  possible  for  the  students  to  render  a  much  larger  service 
among  themselves,  through  Bible  and  Mission  Study  Classes, 
discussion  groups,  and  young  people’s  organizations,  and 
3.  For  offering  to  the  students  opportunities  for  serving 
both  the  local  church  and  the  denomination. 

(503)  There  is  no  place  where  Christian  cooperation 
will  tell  for  more  in  the  spiritual  uplift  of  the  nation  than  in 
the  religious  work  of  our  higher  education. — Calvin  Coolidge. 
The  University  Pastors 

(504)  The  Board  of  Education  has  placed  32  University 
Pastors  who  minister  to  7,200  Baptist  students.  That  we 
have  not  yet  met  our  responsibility  is  clear  when  we  remember 
that  in  the  territory  of  the  Northern  Baptist  Convention 
there  are  30,000  Baptist  students  in  tax  supported  institu¬ 
tions  of  higher  learning. 


DEBATING  TEAM  OF  BATES  COLLEGE 


JOHN  ROGERS  HEGEMAN  HALL,  KEUKA  COLLEGE 


(505)  The  University  Pastor:  1.  Influences  students  to 
worship  with  the  local  Baptist  church;  2.  Promotes  Bible 
study;  3.  Makes  a  home  for  students  away  from  home; 
4.  Develops  lay  leaders,  and  recruits  for  the  ministry  and 
missionary  work. 

(506)  In  1913  there  were  2  University  Pastors  to  care 
for  Baptist  students  at  great  Universities.  In  1922  there 
were  32. 

(507)  At  every  point  where  the  University  Pastor  is  at 
work,  the  method  approves  itself  by  its  results.  Often  these 
pastors  are  changing  the  very  atmosphere  of  university  life. 
One  of  them  went  to  a  state  institution  which  gloried  in  the 
reputation  of  being  the  “most  godless  school  in  America.” 
The  following  summer  he  took  25  representative  students 
with  him  to  a  conference  of  Christian  workers.  And  con¬ 
tinued  effort  has  changed  the  attitude  of  student  and  adminis¬ 
tration  to  religion. 

What  They  Talk  About 

(508)  What  do  students  talk  of  to  the  University  Pastor? 
They  talk  of  their  homes,  their  hopes  and  discouragements, 
their  sweethearts  and  lovers;  they  talk  about  such  things  as 
other  human  beings  talk  about,  and,  just  because  they  are 
human,  they  talk  of  the  affairs  of  the  spirit. 

(509)  A  University  Pastor  kept  a  list  of  those  who  came 
to  call,  and  the  subjects  of  the  conversations.  Nineteen  stu¬ 
dents  came  in  to  talk  about  “things  eternal.”  A  law  student 
wanted  some  reading  matter  to  clear  up  his  thinking  on  cer¬ 
tain  religious  questions.  A  girl  majoring  in  science,  about  to 
complete  her  university  course,  is  suddenly  awakened  to  the 
fact  of  a  spiritual  realm,  and  sought  direction.  Two  students 
had  difficulty  in  taking  Reserve  Officers’  Training  Corps  and 
squaring  it  with  Christian  convictions.  A  professor  wanted 
to  talk  over  his  ideas  about  the  Bible.  Another  raised  the 
question  of  the  influence  of  belief  on  conduct.  This  does  not 
take  into  account  dozens  of  ’phone  calls,  informal  visits  with 
students  who  drift  in  with  no  definite  purpose,  talks  with 
students  who  stop  on  the  campus  walks  to  ask  questions,  and 
the  discussions  following  class  periods. 

Aiding  Foreign  Students 

(510)  The  University  Pastors  are  doing  a  notable  piece 
of  w'ork  for  foreign  students.  There  are  thousands  of  these 
lonely  students  from  the  Near  East  and  Far  East;  some  of 
them  are  Christians  who  have  come  from  a  country  where 
they  heard  the  Christianity  of  Jesus  taught,  to  a  country 
where  they  see  the  Christianity  of  America  lived — and  they 
have  a  fearful  disillusionment.  We  ought  to  pray  for  them 
“that  their  faith  fail  not.”  But  some  wise,  warm-hearted 
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tion.  The  University  Pastor  is  such  an  interpreter.  I  Ie  is  an 
evangelist,  winning  men  from  non-Christian  religions  to  faith 
in  Christ.  He  incarnates  fellowship  and  service.  His  home 
is  open,  his  time  free.  He  gives  himself  in  friendship  to  those 
who  are  half  the  earth’s  circumference  away  from  friend  and 
kin.  And  how  varied  is  the  service  he  renders.  He  helps 
them  find  opportunities  of  earning,  he  frequently  finds  a  way 
for  them  through  financial  difficulty,  and  sometimes  acts  as 
legal  guardian.  The  Pastor  at  the  American  University  is 
doing  the  work  of  a  foreign  missionary. 

A  Foreign  Student  Council 

(511)  There  are  300  foreign  students  at  the  University 
of  Chicago.  Rev.  B.  W.  Dickson,  the  University  Pastor, 
ministers  to  this  group.  The  picture  (p.  350)  is  of  some  he  has 
enlisted  as  his  helpers.  They  endeavor  to  relate  the  foreign 
students  to  the  churches  of  the  community;  to  assist  in  intro¬ 
ducing  them  to  Christian  homes. 

The  Rare  Home  Touch 

(512)  The  University  Pastor  uses  the  local  church  as  the 
center  of  religious  life  for  students;  his  residence  as  a  home  for 
boys  and  girls  away  from  home.  There  is  no  difficulty  in 
finding  club  life,  clubs  and  fraternities  abound;  but  homes 
which  are  open  to  students  are  not  easy  to  find.  And  the 
pastor  of  students  is  getting  very  near  to  a  great  human  need 
in  the  student,  and  very  near  to  all  that  is  finest  in  him  when 
he  makes  the  student  feel  at  home. 

Indian  Students  and  Their  Pastor 

(513)  Haskell  Institute  is  a  State  School  for  Indians  in 
Kansas,  and  229  of  the  students  call  themselves  Baptists  (a 
testimony  to  the  worth  of  our  home  mission  work  among  the 
Indians).  The  picture  is  a  group  that  was  entertained  at  the 
home  of  the  University  Pastor.  These  Americans  are  getting 
ready  to  take  their  places  and  serve  the  Kingdom  with  the 
New  Americans.  (See  p.  351.) 

“Inasmuch” 

(514)  A  Chinese  Baptist  student — 10,000  miles  from 
home,  his  people  in  the  war  district,  no  word  since  before 
Christmas,  impossible  to  get  a  cable  to  them,  graduation  day 
on  February  14th,  bills  to  be  met — well,  the  personal  bank 
account  of  the  Minister  to  Students  just  had  to  respond  to 
such  a  situation.  There  are  many  instances  where  immediate 
help  is  necessary.  What  strategy  it  would  be  to  make  it 
possible  to  help  all  such! 

The  University  Pastor  a  Recruiting  Agent 

(515)  A  University  Pastor  writes:  “A  few  years  ago  Dr. 
Lerrigo  said  to  me,  ‘I  am  in  great  need  of  three  engineers  to  go 
out  as  builders  to  the  foreign  field,  and  I  cannot  find  them.’ 


COLBY  ACADEMY,  NEW  LONDON,  N.  H. 


We  had  here  a  young  man  in  the  college  of  engineers  who  had 
considerable  experience  in  construction  work.  He  was  a  good 
draftsman;  was  18  months  in  France  in  charge  of  a  corps  of 
engineers.  One  day  I  said  to  him,  ‘Lloyd,  how  would  you  like 
to  go  to  a  mission  field  as  a  representative  of  our  Foreign 
Mission  Society?  They  need  engineers.’  Without  hesitation 
he  said,  ‘I  would  like  to  go.’ 

“He  was  engaged  to  a  young  woman  in  our  group  of  Baptist 
girls — a  college  graduate.  When  he  made  his  decision  known 
to  her,  she  exclaimed,  ‘I  am  so  glad!  I  have  wanted  to  be  a 
missionary  ever  since  I  was  a  little  girl.’  They  were  appointed 
by  our  Board  and  are  now  in  Bengal-Orissa.  We  now  have  6 
of  our  Baptist  young  people  who  have  gone  out  from  our  group 
in  the  last  few  years.” 

The  Young  Lawyer  Who  Accepted 

(516)  The  University  Pastor  so  interpreted  the  message 
of  Jesus  and  so  emphasized  his  call,  that  a  law  student,  with 
no  religious  background,  gave  his  life  to  the  service  of  the 
church.  This  man  is  now  in  a  theological  seminary  preparing 
for  work  in  China,  and  we  see  the  University  Pastor  as  the 
recruiting  agent  of  the  church. 

The  Atheist  Converted 

(517)  A  University  Pastor  found  that  the  strongest  man 
among  the  students  in  the  Law  School  of  the  University  of 
Wisconsin  wras  an  atheist.  For  two  years  he  sought  to  win 
him  for  Christ.  The  former  atheist  is  now  a  lawyer  and  a 
leader  of  the  Christian  forces  in  one  of  our  great  cities.  This 
is  what  the  University  Pastor  does  to  provide  for  citizenship 
in  our  land. 


ADMINISTRATION  AND  WOMEN’S  BUILDINGS,  KANSAS  CITY 

SEMINARY  * 


What  the  Mothers  Think 

(518)  Fathers  and  mothers  appreciate  the  human  and 
divine  service  that  is  being  rendered  by  these  University 
Pastors.  One  mother  writes:  “I  can  plainly  see  that  he  misses 
his  own  home  less  because  he  is  able  to  be  in  your  home  so 
frequently.  I  am  glad  that  you  live  in  Lawrence.  We  thank 
you  for  the  kind  interest  in  our  dear  boy  and  for  all  that  you 
have  done  for  him.”  Another  mother  writes  to  the  University 
Pastor:  “I  am  very  thankful  indeed  that  my  daughter  is 
taking  an  interest  in  the  things  of  the  Kingdom,  for  there  is 
where  our  main  interest  centers.” 

A  Former  Mohammedan  Baptized 

(519)  A  Persian  student,  named  Riza  Bagghi,  brought  up 
a  Mohammedan,  attended  the  California  College  of  Agricul¬ 
ture.  He  came  under  the  influence  of  the  University  Pastor 
and  took  Christ  as  his  Saviour  and  Lord.  He  added  “Peter” 
to  his  name,  and  says  he  washes  to  live  and  serve,  as  did  the 


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great  apostle  whose  own  name  was  changed  through  contact 
with  Jesus. 

The  Evangelist  Among  Students 

(520)  Out  of  35  Baptist  students  who  graduated  in  1924 
at  the  University  of  Nebraska,  10  were  baptized  during  the 
course. 

(521)  Here  are  changes  wrought  by  the  grace  of  God 
through  the  ministry  of  the  University  Pastor  at  the  Univer¬ 
sity  of  Nebraska.  The  young  cattleman,  who  would  not  give 
his  heart  to  Christ  because  he  was  out  for  number  one,  when 
he  surrendered  to  Christ  served  as  president  of  the  University 
Christian  Association,  then  as  state  secretary  of  the  Associa¬ 
tion,  and  now  is  a  missionary  among  students  in  Cairo, 
Egypt. 


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(522)  A  student,  careless  of  church  and  religious  obliga¬ 
tions,  yielded  to  Christ,  was  baptized,  and  became  an  in¬ 
structor  in  another  University.  His  pastor  says  of  him:  “He 
is  the  superintendent  of  my  Sunday  school.  He  is  my  right- 
hand  man.” 

(523)  On  Mothers’  Day  three  students  were  baptized. 
The  mothers  came  150  miles  to  be  with  their  boys  that  day. 
These  mothers  are  ready  to  testify  of  the  worth  of  the  Uni¬ 
versity  Pastor’s  work. 

(524)  A  student  who  had  so  little  Christian  background 
that  he  scarcely  knew  what  a  church  service  was,  was  won 
to  Christ  and  to  the  work  of  foreign  missions,  and  is  now 
in  one  of  our  theological  schools  and  under  appointment  of 
our  Society.  The  woman  he  is  to  marry  was  a  Roman  Catho¬ 
lic,  but  she  is  now  studying  in  one  of  our  schools,  in  order  that 
she  may  do  her  part  in  bringing  the  light  to  the  dark  places  of 
the  earth. 

Keep  This  List  of  University  Pastors 

(525)  Here  are  the  names  and  addresses  of  the  University 
Pastors.  A  parent  will  serve  his  child  well  by  letting  the 
Pastor  know  that  his  son  or  daughter  is  going  to  the  univer¬ 
sity  next  autumn. 


Boston  and  Vicinity . Rev.  N.  C.  Fetter,  16  Ellery  St..  Cambridge, 

Mass. 

Boston  and  Vicinity . Miss  Lois  Maupin,  21  Ellery  St.,  Cam¬ 

bridge,  Mass. 

Cornell  University . Rev.  J.  D.  W.  Fetter,  502  E.  Seneca  St., 

Ithaca,  N.  Y. 

University  of  California . Rev.  O.  P.  Goslin,  2539  Dwight  Way, 

Berkeley,  Cal. 

University  of  Idaho . Rev.  Edker  Burton,  Moscow,  Idaho. 

University  of  Chicago . Mr.  B.  W.  Dickson,  Y.  M.  C.  A.,  University 

of  Chicago. 

University  of  Illinois . Rev.  M.  S.  Bryant,  807  South  4th  St., 

Champaign,  Ill. 

University  of  Iowa . Rev.  E.  J.  Smith,  Iowa  City,  Iowa. 

University  of  Kansas . Rev.  Charles  W.  Thomas,  934  Indiana  St., 

Lawrence,  Kans. 

University  of  Michigan . Rev.  H.  R.  Chapman,  503  E.  Huron  St., 

Ann  Arbor,  Mich. 


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University  of  Montana . Rev.  Wm.  L.  Young,  Missoula,  Mont. 

University  of  Nebraska . Dr.  C.  J.  Pope,  1440  Q  St.,  Lincoln,  Nebr. 

Denison  University . Rev.  S.  W.  Hamblen,  Granville,  Ohio. 

University  of  Pennsylvania . Rev.  F.  B.  Igler,  4007  Baltimore  Ave., 

Philadelphia,  Pa. 

State  College,  Pennsylvania.  .  .  .Rev.  Clarence  A.  Adams,  107  Park  Ave., 

State  College,  Pa. 

Des  Moines  University . Dr.  Howland  Hanson,  Des  Moines,  Iowa. 

Ohio  State  University . Rev.  Thomas  J.  Hopkins,  160  West  10th 

Ave.,  Columbus,  Ohio. 

University  of  Wisconsin . Rev.  C.  W.  Smith,  429  N.  Park  St.,  Madi¬ 

son,  Wis. 

University  of  Minnesota . Rev.  Frank  Jennings,  Minneapolis,  Minn. 

Rio  Grande  College . Rev.  W.  R.  Barbour,  Rio  Grande,  Ohio. 

Kansas  Agricultural  College.  .  .  .Student  Helpers. 

Bucknell  University  . Rev.  R.  M.  West,  Lewisburg,  Pa. 

Iowa  Agricultural  College . Rev.  R.  B.  Davidson,  Ames,  Iowa. 

University  of  Washington . Rev.  F.  B.  Mathews,  Seattle,  Wash. 

Iowa  State  Teachers  College.  .  .  .Rev.  R.  C.  Deer,  Cedar  Falls,  Iowa. 
Michigan  State  Normal  School.  .Miss  Ruth  M.  Campbell,  506  Emmett  St., 

Ypsilanti,  Mich. 

Ohio  University . Rev.  W.  W.  Ludwig,  Jr.,  Athens,  Ohio. 

Michigan  Agricultural  College. .  .Rev.  Bennett  Weaver,  East  Lansing,  Mich. 
California  Agricultural  School. .  .Rev.  Nathan  M.  Fiske,  Davis,  Cal. 

University  of  Maine . Rev.  L.  C.  Wilson,  Orono,  Me. 

University  of  Oregon . Rev.  H.  W.  Davis,  Kincaid  St.,  Eugene, 

Oreg. 

Massachusetts  Agri.  College.  .  .  .Rev.  John  B.  Hanna,  Amherst,  Mass. 

Colorado  School  of  Mines . Mr.  Frank  I.  Olmstead,  Golden,  Colo. 

University  of  Nevada . Rev.  Hermon  D.  Pettit,  Reno,  Nev. 

What  Is  Missionary  Education? 

(526)  Content:  Missionary  Education  is  that  phase  of 
religious  education  which  emphasizes  those  Christian  ideals, 
principles,  and  aims  of  the  New  Testament  dealing  with  the 
world  wide  extension  of  Christianity. 

(527)  Method:  For  the  achievement  of  those  ideals, 
principles  and  aims,  Missionary  Education  seeks  to  furnish 
to  ministers,  leaders,  individuals,  and  churches  such  material, 
methods  and  plans  as  will  produce  an  intelligent  and  sympa¬ 
thetic  participation  in  the  program  of  Christian  Missions. 

What  Missionary  Intelligence  Does  for  a  Church 

(528)  It  will  furnish  enthusiasm  for  all  the  work  of  the 
church. 

(529)  It  will  help  many  young  people  to  settle  the  ques¬ 
tion  of  life  service. 

(530)  It  will  help  to  make  giving  a  privilege  instead  of 
compulsion.  Many  churches  have  solved  their  financial 
difficulties  with  the  missionary  motive  and  materials. 

Growth  in  Missionary  Education 

(531)  The  Department  of  Missionary  Education  of  the 
Board  of  Education  has  entered  upon  its  sixth  year,  and  the 
demands  for  its  materials  and  methods  have  been  such  that 


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IOWA  assembly’s  1924  MISSION  study  class 

its  budget  has  increased  600%  in  five  years.  A  large  propor¬ 
tion  of  the  budget  is  spent  in  the  preparation  of  free  materials. 

(532)  In  addition  to  the  executive  staff,  including  the 
Secretary  of  the  Department,  Associate  Secretary,  Field 
Secretary,  and  the  Secretaries  of  the  World  Wide  Guild  and 
Children’s  World  Crusade,  the  Department  has  775  volunteer 
secretaries  at  work  in  the  territory  of  the  Northern  Baptist 
Convention,  rendering  gratuitous  service. 

(533)  The  Department  of  Missionary  Education  placed 
108  teachers  of  study  classes  in  summer  conferences  last  sum¬ 
mer.  These  representatives  gave  247  missionary  addresses  as 
against  1 94  the  preceding  year.  Life  service  decision  increased 
from  386  to  506. 

The  Church  School  of  Missions 

(534)  Last  year  there  were  360  Church  Schools  of  Mis¬ 
sions  reported,  many  of  which  achieved  remarkable  results. 
These  classes  represent  the  study  of  the  Home  and  Foreign 
Mission  themes  by  the  entire  church  in  its  various  age  groups. 

(535)  Dr.  J.  Whitcomb  Brougher  said  of  the  school  in  his 
church  in  Los  Angeles:  “It  aroused  great  enthusiasm  among 
all  our  people.  It  furnished  instruction  and  inspiration  for 
completing  the  New  World  Movement  financial  campaign. 
It  brought  a  great  spiritual  blessing  to  the  whole  church.” 
The  three  year  record  of  this  Church  was — 1921,  attendance 
2,404,  average  401;  1922,  attendance  2,714,  average  452; 
1923,  attendance  4,391,  average  732. 

Some  Testimonials 

(536)  First  Baptist  Church,  Los  Angeles,  had  47  mission 
study  classes  in  all,  the  highest  educational  record  reported 
last  year.  Giving  record:  Home  expenses  $32,000;  Missions 
$40,400;  other  benevolences  $12,500;  per  capita  giving  of 
resident  members,  $27  to  missions,  $56  for  all  objects. 

(537)  Six  weeks’  period  of  intensive  mission  study  at 
First  Baptist  Church,  McMinnville,  Oregon,  began  with  163, 
closed  with  297.  Between  80  and  100  determined  to  do  some 
type  of  Christian  service. 

Mission  Study  Classes 

(538)  Last  year  7,856  mission  study  classes  were  re¬ 
ported.  The  average  class  has  20  members,  making  a  total 
study  class  attendance  of  157,120.  The  reading  program 
record  showed  12,183  program  meetings  based  on  the  study- 
book  materials,  reaching  not  less  than  365,490;  or  a  grand 
total  of  522,610  through  these  two  mediums. 

(539)  A  four  year  record  in  Mission  Study  Classes  gives 
these  figures:  1920-1921,  4,439;  1921-1922,  5,567;  1922-1923, 
7,000;  1923-1924,  7,856. 


Missionary  Reading  That  Pays 

(540)  The  First  Baptist  Church,  Keene,  N.  H.,  reported: 
Our  church  read  a  total  of  643  books;  total  number  of  points 
3,205;  one  man,  90  years  old,  read  19  books;  his  wife,  83  years 
old,  read  35  books  and  1 1  issues  of  Missions. 

Pageants  and  Plays 

(541)  The  Department  of  Missionary  Education  has  an 
equipment  of  over  400  costumes  and  200  flags  of  mission 
lands,  available  to  churches  of  the  denomination  on  a  rental 
basis,  for  use  in  pageants,  plays  and  missionary  meetings. 
These  costumes  are  continuously  in  demand. 

World  Wide  Guild 

(542)  This  year  marks  the  tenth  birthday  of  this  im¬ 
portant  branch  of  missionary  education.  The  Guild  today 
numbers  4,223  Chapters  and  about  47,000  members.  The 
constituency  is  world  wide,  including  Chapters  in  many  coun¬ 
tries  and  among  all  nationalities. 

(543)  The  promotional  work  of  the  Guild  is  done  by 
volunteer  secretaries  in  association,  state  and  district.  The 
activities  are  many  and  varied. 

(544)  The  Reading  Contest  enlists  about  150  Chapters 
which  qualify,  the  conditions  being  stiff.  The  Chapter  in 
Huchow,  China,  qualified  last  year,  reading  the  books  in 
English .  Two  Chapters  have  qualified  seven  consecutive  years. 

(545)  Two  years  ago  Miss  Elizabeth  Vickland  dedicated 
her  book  on  Assam,  Through  Judy’s  Eyes,  to  the  Guild,  and 
this  year  Dr.  Grose  has  dedicated  to  the  W.  W.  G.  a  special 
edition  of  his  new  book,  Never  Man  So  Spake.  This  is  a  very 
distinct  honor  and  greatly  appreciated. 

(546)  The  Guild  gifts  to  the  Continuation  Campaign, 
with  a  quota  for  a  three  year  period  of  $50,000,  were  as  fol¬ 
lows:  “1921-22,  $37,969;  1922-23,  $32,000;  1923-24,  $46,891 — 
a  total  of  $116,860,  or  234  per  cent  good. 

This  last  year  the  special  gift,  which  wasknown  as  the  Red 
Letter  Day  Campaign,  was  fixed  at  $36,000,  to  carry  the 
entire  missionary  and  educational  work  of  the  denomination 
for  two  days — February  6-7.  Reports  from  32  of  38  states 
gave  a  total  of  $39,000. 

Children’s  World  Crusade 

(547)  Like  the  W.  W.  G.,  this  also  functions  through  the 
Missionary  Education  Department.  It  is  the  “missionary 
club”  for  boys  and  girls  under  12  years.  In  these  groups 
of  Crusaders,  Heralds  and  Jewels  the  children  study  the 
opportunities  and  needs  of  our  world  family. 

(548)  Eight  years  ago  there  were  not  100  mission  bands 
of  juniors  reported.  Incomplete  returns  last  year  report 
1,935  Crusader  Companies  using  the  study  books. 

(549)  The  emphasis  is  placed  on  education,  but  giving 
finds  place  in  the  training  in  self-expression.  For  three  years 


GUILD  GIRLS  AT  LAST  YEAR’S  IOWA  BAPTIST  ASSEMBLY 


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the  Crusaders  have  cooperated  in  the  Continuation  Campaign 
with  great  enthusiasm. 

(550)  The  first  year,  through  the  “Foot  of  Dimes  from 
Every  Crusader”  plan,  the  gifts  totaled  $10,705.  The  sec¬ 
ond  and  third  year,  through  the  ingenious  device,  “Crusade 
Up  Dollar  Hill,”  the  gifts  amounted  to  $11,339  and  $12,847, 


SECOND  GROUP  OF  CRUSADERS  IN  JEFFERSON  AVENUE 
CHURCH,  DETROIT,  TO  START  THE  EXPRESS 


FIRST  CRUSADERS  IN  THE  JEFFERSON  AVENUE  CHURCH  TO 
FURNISH  WHEELS  FOR  THE  C.  W.  C.  EXPRESS 


a  grand  total  of  $54,891  for  the  boys  and  girls  of  the  C.  W.  C. 

(551)  C.  W.  C.  Day,  an  annual  missionary  rally,  is  among 
the  newer  plans  to  awaken  interest.  April  25  was  the  date 
this  year,  and  it  was  designed  that  the  gifts  through  the 
C.  W.  C.  Express  should  support  the  entire  missionary  work 
of  the  denomination  from  7  a.  m.  till  8.30  p.  m.  The  goal 
was  $10,000,  the  receipts  from  35  states  were  $12,800. 


THE  STATE  CONVENTIONS 


Arizona  Baptist  State  Convention 

(552)  Arizona,  large  and  sparsely  settled  western  state, 
has  a  population  of  407,702,  living  in  an  area  of  113,956 
square  miles — or  less  than  4  people  to  the  square  mile. 

(553)  Baptists  number  about  6,000  of  the  total  40,000 
Protestant  church  membership. 

(554)  There  are  47  Baptist  churches,  which  include  7 
Negro,  3  Indian  and  4  Mexican  churches. 

(555)  Only  18  of  the  33  American  churches  are  self- 
supporting,  15  receiving  aid  from  the  State  Convention. 

(556)  Three  churches  are  now  erecting  new  houses  of 
worship,  while  six  others  are  sorelv  in  need  of  them. 

(557)  Last  year  the  Convention  adopted  the  “parsonage” 
idea  for  its  secretary  and  erected  a  substantial  home  for  him. 

(558)  Three  new  churches  were  organized  last  year— two 
American  and  one  Indian,  the  latter  having  chosen  its  own 
Indian  pastor.  Several  mission  churches  are  expected  to 
reach  self-support  this  year. 

(559)  Arizona  offers  a  field  where  chapel  cars  can  render 
good  service  and  the  car  “Glad  Tidings”  has  been  in  the  state 
all  the  year.  Several  colporter-missionaries  and  a  director  of 
Sunday  school  work  are  supported  by  the  Convention. 

(560)  Five  new  missionaries  are  needed  this  year,  three 
for  service  with  American  churches  and  two  among  Mexicans. 
'  (561)  The  budget  for  the  new  year  totals  $34,328,  of 
which  $19,861  is  for  missionary  work,  the  remainder  for  reli¬ 
gious  education,  church  building,  promotion  and  adminis¬ 
tration. 

Northern  California  Baptist  Convention 

(562)  California,  the  second  largest  state  in  the  Union, 
has  an  area  of  1 58,297  square  miles  and  a  population  of  4,021,- 
320.  There  are  two  Conventions,  and  totals  for  both  show 
54.274  Baptists  enrolled  in  258  churches.  The  ratio  of  Bap¬ 
tists  to  population  is  thus  1  to  74. 

(563)  According  to  Secretary  C.  W.  Brinstad,  the  North¬ 
ern  California  Convention  leads  the  denomination  in  per¬ 
centage  of  baptisms  and  in  per  capita  giving  for  missions. 

(564)  Baptists  face  great  opportunities,  for  the  rapid 


subdivision  of  large  ranches  creates  thickly  settled  com¬ 
munities  untouched  by  the  gospel. 

(565)  There  are  16  counties  in  Northern  California  with 
a  population  of  128,494  which  have  no  Baptist  work. 

(566)  The  immigrant  problem  is  pressing.  Immigrants 
from  Europe  are  increasing,  while  Negroes  and  Mexicans  are 
coming  in  large  numbers.  Japanese  and  other  Orientals 
already  in  the  state  present  a  delicate  problem. 

(567)  Encouraging  missionary  progress  is  reported.  The 
Japanese  Mission  has  outgrown  its  equipment;  the  Mexican 
Mission  already  has  12  outstations  and  needs  reinforcements. 
The  newly  dedicated  auto  chapel  car  is  in  constant  service. 

(568)  The  Convention  needs  new  buildings  for  more  than 
a  dozen  American  churches,  additional  chapels  for  Mexicans, 
more  colporters,  and  at  least  25  automobiles  for  outstations. 

(569)  The  budget  for  the  year  is  $142,000,  of  which 
$40,000  is  for  the  support  of  missionaries,  evangelists  and  field 
workers,  and  $70,000  for  church  property  and  equipment. 

Southern  California  Baptist  Convention 

(570)  The  Convention  reports  145  churches,  enrolling 
36,794  members.  The  rapid  increase  in  population  opens 
many  new  communities  for  churches  and  Sunday  schools. 

(571)  All  sorts  of  places  are  used  for  church  services. 
In  one  community,  with  10,000  people,  the  only  available 
building  is  a  dance  hall.  The  Sunday  school  averages  150. 

(572)  A  mission  among  Mexicans  at  another  place  also 
uses  a  dance  hall.  Ten  were  converted,  including  the  pro¬ 
prietress  of  the  hall. 

(573)  Mexicans  migrate  into  Southern  California  in  large 
numbers.  The  pastor  of  one  of  the  Mexican  churches  has 
established  15  preaching  stations  within  as  many  miles  of  his 
chapel.  Most  of  the  Mexican  missions  had  revivals  last  year. 

(574)  The  Convention  supports  2  evangelists  and  4  col- 
porter-missionaries — one  in  the  mountain  districts,  one  in 
new  communities,  one  each  among  Negroes  and  Mexicans. 

(575)  The  budget  for  next  year  is  $115,906,  which  in¬ 
cludes  $66,656  for  support  of  missionary  pastors  and  col¬ 
porters,  evangelists  and  general  workers,  and  $18,750  for  new 
chapels  and  mission  buildings. 


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Colorado  Baptist  State  Convention 

(576)  Last  year  the  Baptist  churches  added  3,283  to 
their  membership,  1 ,465  by  baptism.  This  is  a  larger  number 
than  the  entire  membership  in  the  state  after  the  first  15 
years  of  missionary  activity. 

(577)  The  first  Baptist  mission  was  organized  in  1866. 
Today  there  are  22,203  members  in  140  churches. 

(578)  The  ratio  of  Baptists  to  population  is  one  to  46. 
Colorado's  area  is  103,948  square  miles.  Single  counties  are 
larger  than  Connecticut  and  Rhode  Island  combined. 

(579)  The  State  Convention  has  under  appointment  49 
missionaries  for  full  time  service — double  the  number  of  any 
other  denomination. 

(580)  Notable  evangelistic  achievements  are  reported. 
A  year  ago  there  were  47  Baptists  at  Vona,  a  town  with  a 
population  of  250.  Evangelist  E.  M.  Steadman  closed  a 
meeting  M arch  15  with  144  accessions,  109  by  baptism.  The 
church  has  assumed  self-support  and  is  spending  $5,000  in 
enlarging  its  building. 

(581)  At  Craig,  as  a  result  of  chapel  car  activity,  a  Bap¬ 
tist  church  of  135  members  was  organized,  and  a  $10,000 
building  erected  and  paid  for. 

(582)  Following  the  revival  meeting  at  Plum  Valley  by 
Missionary  McNeil  there  were  40  accessions  to  the  newly 
organized  church.  A  feud  between  cattle  and  sheep  men  was 
settled.  Gospel  harmony  replaced  shooting  animosity. 


THE  TENT  OUT  OF  WHICH  GREW  THE  FINE  NEW  FIRST 
BAPTIST  CHURCH  OF  CRAIG,  COLORADO 


(583)  There  are  100,000  Mexicans  in  Colorado.  The 
budget  for  next  year  is  $49,128, ‘exactly  like  last  year.  This 
includes  $3,350  for  promotional  expenses,  $7,328  for  adminis¬ 
tration,  and  .$38,450  for  salaries  of  missionaries,  general 
workers,  missionary  pastors  and  other  activities.  Nothing 
can  be  done  to  meet  new  opportunities  among  these  people. 

(584)  In  a  new  district  in  Denver  1,200  new  houses  were 
built  during  the  last  two  years.  There  is  no  church  of  any 
denomination  in  the  district.  For  Baptists  to  enter  this  new 
field  an  adequate  building  must  be  assured. 


Connecticut  Baptist  State  Convention 

(585)  This  is  one  of  the  few  organizations  with  a  century 
of  history,  having  celebrated  its  centennial  in  1923. 

(586)  Baptists  now  number  28,448,  with  154  churches. 
In  a  population  of  1,531,255,  1  out  of  every  54  is  a  Baptist. 
The  area  of  the  state  is  4,965  square  miles. 

(587)  Last  year  the  Convention  furnished  financial  aid 
to  more  than  20  churches,  many  of  which  are  the  only  Protes¬ 
tant  churches  in  their  communities.  Were  the  Convention  to 
withdraw  its  support  these  communities  would  have  no  evan¬ 
gelical  church  services. 

(588)  Last  year  2  of  these  churches  became  self-support¬ 
ing,  while  a  third  dedicated  a  newly  completed  building. 

(589)  Baptists  lead  in  missionary  effort  among  the 
foreign-speaking  peoples.  In  cooperation  with  the  Home 
Mission  Society  15  missions  are  maintained  among  Italians, 
Hungarians,  Czechoslovaks  and  Russians. 

(590)  The  budget  for  next  year  totals  $46,225,  which 
includes  aid  to  churches,  salaries  of  missionaries,  religious 
education  and  administration  expenses. 

Idaho  Baptist  Convention 

(591)  Idaho,  another  of  the  large  states  in  the  Far  West, 
with  an  area  of  83,088  square  miles,  has  a  population  of  only 
492,071.  This  means  less  than  6  people  to  the  square  mile, 
while  in  little  Rhode  Island  there  are  512. 

(592)  Idaho  has  5,671  Baptists  and  48  churches.  One 
person  out  of  every  87  is  a  Baptist. 

(593)  The  Convention  assists  in  the  support  of  mission¬ 
ary  pastors  who  serve  on  35  different  fields.  Of  these  pastors 
5  are  the  only  Protestant  workers  in  their  communities. 

(594)  With  so  widely  scattered  a  population  the  fields 
are  of  vast  extent.  The  two  pastors  at  Dubois  and  Arco  have 
a  parish  consisting  of  an  entire  county  each,  with  no  other 
Protestant  ministers  in  the  two  counties. 

(595)  In  the  agreement  reached  with  other  denomina¬ 
tions  concerning  adequate  development  of  territory,  two 
communities  allocated  to  Baptists  more  than  a  year  ago  are 
still  without  pastors  for  lack  of  funds.  Baptists  must  either 
furnish  men  for  these  fields  or  agree  to  their  assignment  to 
some  other  denomination. 

(596)  The  Convention  anticipates  economic  prosperity 
following  the  completion  of  the  American  Falls  dam,  which 
will  bring  thousands  of  acres  of  fertile  land  under  cultivation. 

Illinois  Baptist  State  Convention 

(597)  There  are  509  Baptist  churches  in  Illinois  with  a 
membership  of  92,891,  in  a  population  of  6,964,950.  Thus  1 
person  out  of  every  75  is  a  Baptist. 

(598)  Last  year  Illinois  churches  reported  4,680  baptisms 
— the  largest  number  ever  repoited  in  a  single  year. 

(599)  Throughout  the  state  42  church  buildings  are 
now  under  construction,  recently  completed  or  planned  for 
the  immediate  future,  involving  an  estimated  expenditure  of 
$1,548,000.  This  does  not  include  Chicago. 

(600)  The  disastrous  tornado  in  Southern  Illinois  in 
March  destroyed  the  $60,000  new  Baptist  church  at  Mur- 
physboro,  killed  15  members,  injured  hundreds  more  and 
wrecked  the  homes  of  75%  of  the  membership.  On  the  Sun¬ 
day  before  there  were  600  in  the  Sunday  school  of  that  church. 
At  several  other  places  in  the  tornado  zone  many  Baptist 
families  incurred  heavy  losses. 

(601)  The  State  Convention  employs  three  district 
superintendents,  an  associational  missionary,  a  state  evan¬ 
gelist  and  a  director  of  Religious  Education. 

(602)  The  budget  for  the  new  year  is  $58,600,  of  which 


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$11,500  is  to  help  support  35  missionary  pastors  serving  small 
and  weak  churches. 

Indiana  Baptist  State  Convention 

(603)  With  494  Baptist  churches  and  77,334  members 
in  a  population  of  3,060,416,  1  person  out  of  every  40  in 
Indiana  is  a  Baptist. 

(604)  The  two  Christian  Centers,  Brooks  House  and 
Katherine  House,  have  had  a  remarkable  growth.  Four 
foreign-speaking  pastors  are  now  employed  in  the  districts 
surrounding  these  centers.  The  budget  includes  $9,000  to¬ 
wards  the  support  of  these  centers. 

(605)  New  Sunday  school  buildings  are  sorely  needed. 
One  small  church  without  aid  erected  a  new  building  for  its 
school  of  200  and  within  one  year  again  faced  excessive  over¬ 
crowding  with  an  enrolment  of  500. 

(606)  The  budget  includes  $5,000  for  aid  to  small 
churches.  Last  year  35  churches  were  aided,  either  with 
grants  to  current  expenses  or  Edifice  Fund  loans. 

(607)  Vacation  Bible  Schools  are  extensively  promoted 
during  the  summer  months,  76  having  been  conducted  last 
year  with  an  average  attendance  of  109. 

(608)  The  Convention  has  purchased  a  piece  of  property 
for  its  own  headquarters. 

Iowa  Baptist  State  Convention 

(609)  Baptists  entered  Iowa  long  before  it  became  a 
state,  and  organized  the  first  church  in  1834. 

(610)  In  1839  there  were  3  churches,  which  organized 
the  first  Association  with  10  delegates.  Nine  delegates  sat  in 
a  row  on  a  log,  while  the  moderator  sat  in  front  doing  business. 

(611)  In  the  nearly  100  years  since  then,  the  denomina¬ 
tion  has  grown  so  that  there  are  today  48,057  Baptists  en¬ 
rolled  in  360  churches.  With  a  population  of  2,505,569  this 
means  1  out  of  every  52  is  a  Baptist.  The  area  of  the  state  is 
56,147  square  miles. 

(612)  Iowa  has  the  largest  summer  conference  in  the 
territory  of  the  Northern  Baptist  Convention.  Last  year 
2,000  were  in  attendance.  A  new  auditorium  is  to  be  erected 
with  2,000  seating  capacitv. 

(613)  For  missions  and  beneficence  the  churches,  during 
the  four  year  period  ending  April  30,  1924,  contributed  more 
than  $200,000  a  vear. 

(614)  The  Convention  helps  to  maintain  about  50  mis¬ 
sionary  pastors  and  has  6  general  W'orkers  in  the  field.  Stu¬ 
dent  pastors  are  maintained  in  3  state  educational  centers, 
and  the  Convention  cooperates  with  Swedish,  Negro  and 
Danish  Conferences. 

(615)  The  budget  for  the  new  year  is  $53,000. 

Kansas  Baptist  Convention 

(616)  One  person  out  of  every  24  in  Kansas  is  a  Baptist, 
for  there  are  572  Baptist  churches  with  a  total  enrolment  of 


77,163  in  a  population  of  1,813,621.  This  includes  18,000 
Negro  Baptists  located  chiefly  in  the  cities. 

(617)  Baptists  rank  third  numerically  among  the  evan¬ 
gelical  denominations. 

(618)  The  Convention  has  a  unique  opportunity  for 
evangelizing  thousands  of  Mexican  immigrants.  Nearly  Co 
Mexican  converts  were  baptized  last  year. 

(619)  The  Convention  has  a  rural  church  problem  in  that 
86  churches  are  in  the  open  country  and  136  in  small  towns 
and  villages. 

(620)  During  the  past  five  years  nearly  25% of  additions 
to  membership  have  come  as  a  result  of  state  mission  effort. 

(621)  The  excellent  equipment  of  the  Sunset  Home  and 
Hospital  at  Concordia  is  an  achievement  of  last  year. 

(622)  Kansas  Baptists  are  proud  of  their  two  schools, 
Ottawa  University  and  the  Kansas  City  Theological  Sem¬ 
inary,  both  of  which  are  steadily  growing  in  enrolment. 

United  Baptist  Convention  of  Maine 

(623)  Maine,  with  a  population  of  782,541,  has  400  Bap¬ 
tist  churches  and  34,139  members— a  ratio  of  one  Baptist  to 
every  23  of  the  population. 

(624)  Although  the  state  has  400  Baptist  churches, 
about  200  are  in  rural  communities,  where  population  and 
financial  resources  are  slowly  diminishing. 

(625)  For  50  years  the  Convention  has  sought  to  evan¬ 
gelize  French  immigrants  from  Canada,  who  now  constitute 
more  than  i2}4  per  cent  of  the  total  population. 

(626)  Baptists  in  Maine  have  placed  great  emphasis  on 
education.  Two  colleges,  Colby  and  Bates,  enrol  more  than 
1,200  students,  while  5  academies  furnish  education  to  1,000. 

(627)  The  Convention  takes  great  pride  in  the  growth  of 
the  Ocean  Park  Summer  Conference.  From  small  beginning 
ten  years  ago  it  has  grown  to  an  enrolment  of  more  than  1,000. 

(628)  The  budget  for  the  new  year  totals  $50,084. 

Massachusetts  Baptist  State  Convention 

(629)  This  is  the  oldest  Baptist  Missionary  Society  in 
the  Western  Planisphere,  having  been  organized  in  Boston 
May  26,  1802.  In  the  early  days  its  missionaries  traveled  as 
far  West  as  Ohio. 

(630)  The  Convention  now  represents  350  churches  with 
93,000  members.  Since  there  are  4,127,653  people  in  Massa¬ 
chusetts,  this  means  1  Baptist  to  every  44  of  the  population. 

(631)  All  but  28  of  the  Baptist  churches  in  the  state  have 
at  some  time  during  the  past  123  years  received  Convention 
aid.  This  year  74  churches  are  receiving  aid. 

(632)  The  Convention  supports  18  missionaries,  who  are 
assisted  by  many  volunteer  workers  for  service  among  7  for¬ 
eign-speaking  peoples,  in  27  towns. 

(633)  Ten  Italians  were  recently  baptized  at  Lawrence; 
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(634)  A  new  mission  has  been  organized  among  Russians 
in  Maynard;  while  the  French  Baptists  are  now  supporting 
their  own  colporter. 

(635)  Two  religious  education  directors  aid  in  the  de¬ 
velopment  of  the  334  Baptist  Sunday  schools. 

(636)  Last  year  55  Vacation  Bible  Schools  were  con¬ 
ducted,  with  a  total  enrolment  of  5,707. 

(637)  Of  the  1,071  delegates  at  the  Ocean  Park  Confer¬ 
ence  561  came  from  Massachusetts. 

(638)  The  budget  for  the  new  year  is  $120,748.  The 
Convention  needs  new  buildings  in  4  towns,  ought  to  enter  4 
new  suburban  communities,  and  provide  new  equipment  for 
Italians  and  Russians.  • 

Michigan  Baptist  State  Convention 

(639)  The  State  work  has  five  Departments,  with  a  Direc¬ 
tor  for  each. 

(640)  Director  of  Evangelism  conducts  campaigns,  pro¬ 
motes  work  of  other  evangelists  in  the  churches,  helps 
churches  organize  and  conduct  campaigns  of  personal  evan¬ 
gelism.  Many  revival  results  are  shown. 

(641)  Director  of  Town  and  Country  Work  fosters  small 
town  and  rural  churches,  visits  and  advises,  helps  locate  pas¬ 
tors,  assists  in  evangelistic  services,  every-member  canvasses, 
vacation  school  work  and  rural  life  institutes. 

(642)  Director  of  Religious  Education  put  on  teacher 
training  classes  in  16  churches  this  year,  200  students  re¬ 
ceiving  instruction.  Department  promotes  two  summer  as¬ 
semblies,  provides  program  and  handles  details  of  B.  Y.  P.  U. 
convention,  thus  discovering  and  developing  future  leaders. 

(643)  Stewardship  and  Church  Efficiency  Director  in¬ 
troduces  stewardship  methods,  aids  in  putting  on  every- 
member  canvass,  leads  in  special  money  campaigns.  Has 
helped  churches  raise  many  thousands  of  dollars. 

(644)  Upper  Peninsular  missionary  cheers  the  weaker 
churches  and  develops  promising  missionary  fields,  working 
with  English-speaking,  Swedish  and  Finnish  churches. 

(645)  In  Dollar  Bay  our  Swedish  Finnish  Church  occu¬ 
pies  unused  Episcopal  edifice.  Henry  Ford’s  great  new  plant 
at  Iron  Mountain  swells  population,  and  opens  large  door  for 
work  among  the  4,000  or  5,000  people  buying  lots  and  build¬ 
ing  homes. 

(646)  New  feature  is  organizing  Baptist  City  Unions  in 
several  major  cities  outside  of  Detroit.  Home  Mission  So¬ 
ciety  helps  care  for  some  strategically  located  churches  in 
four  cities.  Fine  opportunities. 

(647)  Sunday  school  so  large  that  it  has  to  meet  at  three 
different  periods,  so  small  is  its  temporary  structure — that  is 
the  situation  of  Olivet  Church,  Lansing,  with  its  250  to  300 
scholars. 

(648)  The  Pennsylvania  Avenue  church  school,  Lansing, 
has  to  crowd  its  150  members  in  the  basement  of  a  meeting 
house  which  has  been  condemned  as  unsafe. 

(649)  New  buildings  and  development  of  foreign-speak¬ 
ing  work  are  immediate  needs. 

Minnesota  Baptist  State  Convention 

(650)  Organized  in  1859  with  68  small  churches  and  a 
membership  of  1,686.  Since  that  time  55,509  baptisms  have 
been  recorded. 

(651)  There  are  now  234  churches  with  30,266  members, 
or  a  ratio  of  1  Baptist  to  every  89  of  the  total  population. 

(652)  Baptist  work  began  in  1847,  when  a  Vermont 
school  teacher  of  pioneer  missionary  spirit— Harriet  Bishop — 
arrived  in  what  is  now  St.  Paul  and  founded  the  first  Sunday 
school,  which  grew  into  the  First  Baptist  Church. 


(653)  Minnesota  Baptists  contribute  more  than  $150,000 
each  year  for  distinctly  denominational  missionary  work, 
exclusive  of  local  support. 

(654)  Minnesota  is  the  stronghold  of  Swedish  Baptist 
churches  in  America,  the  first  church  having  been  organized 
in  1855.  There  are  now  89  Swedish  churches  in  the  state 
with  a  total  membership  of  8,797. 

(655)  This  record  is  traced  back  to  Rev.  F.  O.  Nelson, 
who,  banished  from  Sweden,  came  to  Minnesota  in  1850. 

(656)  Denominational  progress  the  past  year  includes 
opening  new  fields,  organization  of  3  new  churches,  comple¬ 
tion  of  4  new  buildings,  several  parsonages  and  other  build¬ 
ings  remodeled,  while  baptisms  exceed  those  of  a  year  ago. 

(657)  The  budget  for  next  year  is  $93,000,  which  will 
support  55  missionaries  preaching  in  7  languages,  and  will 
maintain  a  gospel  ministry  in  56  communities,  together  with 
all  the  usual  activities  of  a  well  organized  State  Convention. 

(658)  Minnesota  needs  a  church  edifice  fund,  more  col- 
porters  and  missionaries,  Christian  centers,  beginning  of  work 
among  Finns  and  Roumanians,  and  the  opening  of  a  vast  un¬ 
touched  region  in  the  northeast. 

Montana  Baptist  State  Convention 

(659)  Montana  is  so  large  that  it  requires  24  hours  for  a 
fast  train  to  travel  from  one  end  of  the  state  to  the  other. 

(660)  There  are  only  55  Baptist  churches  in  this  vast 
territory  with  a  total  membership  of  4,400.  Since  the  popu¬ 
lation  is  464,806,  this  is  1  Baptist  to  every  154  persons. 

(661)  Montana,  with  146,997  square  miles,  is  the  third 
largest  state  in  the  Union.  There  are  less  than  5  people  to 
the  square  mile,  while  New  Jersey  has  426. 

(662)  Naturally  the  churches  are  widely  scattered.  If 
you  enter  the  state  over  the  Northern  Pacific,  you  would 
travel  150  miles  before  seeing  the  first  Baptist  church.  There 
are  churches  in  Montana  600  miles  apart. 

(663)  Many  churches  face  the  acute  need  of  more  ade¬ 
quate  edifices.  Seven  important  centers  ought  to  have  new 
or  enlarged  buildings  immediately. 

(664)  The  experiment  attempted  in  cooperation  with 
the  Home  Mission  Society  in  three  communities  of  “Every 
Community  Service”  is  proving  successful.  Large  increases 
in  membership  are  reported.  In  one  community  a  new  build¬ 
ing  has  been  dedicated,  and  the  other  two  report  increased 
contributions. 

(665)  Ten  men  are  needed  for  missionary  work  in  as 
many  promising  fields.  A  territory  150  miles  long,  with  a 
town  of  5,000  people  in  the  center  without  a  Baptist  church, 
offers  an  unusual  opportunity. 

(666)  In  a  state  of  such  vast  distances,  automobiles  are 
indispensable.  On  some  fields  the  dead  have  to  be  buried 
from  50  to  100  miles  from  the  place  of  death. 

(667)  The  Convention  supports  20  fields,  each  containing 
one  or  two  churches  too  weak  to  support  a  full  time  minister. 

(668)  The  budget  for  the  year  is  $47,100. 

(669)  A  large  group  of  Baptists  without  a  church  organi¬ 
zation  was  recently  found  at  Glendive,  90  miles  west  of  Miles 
City,  which  has  the  nearest  Baptist  church;  and  Bismarck, 
N.  D.,  about  200  miles  east,  has  the  nearest  Baptist  church 
in  that  direction. 

(670)  Seven  churches  need  houses  at  once  to  care  for 
their  growing  activities. 

(671)  A  Bible  school  of  150  members  is  crowded  into  a 
one-room  building! 

(672)  Another  church  is  in  a  Normal  school  town,  where 
out  of  an  enrolment  of  400  students  the  live  pastor  has  gath¬ 
ered  in  his  young  people’s  organization  100  coming  teachers. 


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He  has  a  one-room  church  building  in  which  to  carry  on  his 
social  and  educational  work. 

(673)  These  are  only  two  illustrations  of  conditions  under 
which  some  of  our  best  churches  and  most  active  ministers 
are  working.  Others  are  just  as  amazing. 

Nebraska  State  Convention 

(674)  There  are  142  Baptist  churches  in  Nebraska,  with 
23,861  members.  The  ratio  of  Baptists  to  population  is  1  to 
57,  for  there  are  1,355,371  people  in  the  state.  Its  area  is 
77,520  square  miles. 

(675)  About  30  churches  receive  convention  aid. 

(676)  Last  year  3  of  these  churches  reported  a  50%  in¬ 
crease  in  membership. 

(677)  Two  of  these  churches  have  dedicated  splendid 
new  buildings. 

(678)  Another  has  paid  off  a  long-standing  debt  and  is 
accumulating  money  for  a  parsonage. 

(679)  A  seventh  has  greatly  improved  its  property  by 
joining  two  buildings  together  and  putting  in  a  basement. 

(680)  An  eighth  is  building  a  basement  and  remodeling 
the  superstructure. 

(681)  One  mentioned  above  as  having  a  50%  increase  is 
enlarging  the  church  building. 

(682)  A  basement  has  been  added  to  the  equipment  of 
a  ninth. 

(683)  A  long-standing  debt  has  been  lifted  at  another 
place  and  plans  are  under  way  for  completing  a  halted  build¬ 
ing  enterprise.  All  this  among  that  group  of  churches  assisted 
by  the  Convention. 

(684)  Building  programs  have  been  successfully  under¬ 
taken  at  several  other  points.  The  First  Church,  Hastings, 
is  putting  up  a  splendid  new  building. 

(685)  The  First  Church,  Omaha,  has  added  a  fine  educa¬ 
tional  unit  to  its  plant. 

(686)  Chapman,  Prairie  Creek,  Platte  Center  and  Pawnee 
City  have  made  extensive  changes  in  their  buildings. 

(687)  Colporter  Judkins  has  labored  for  20  years  in  the 
Sandhills,  a  sparsely  settled  region,  yet  it  is  possible  to  find 
eight-year-old  children  who  have  never  been  to  Sunday 
school  and  know  nothing  about  the  meaning  of  such  words  as 
“Jesus,”  “God,”  “Bible.” 

(688)  Baptists  recently  purchased  from  the  Congrega- 
tionalists  the  only  church  building  in  the  town  of  Arthur. 
The  missionary  pastor  here  has  two  counties  for  his  parish. 

(689)  There  are  65,000  Bohemians  in  Nebraska,  among 
them  men  40  years  of  age,  born  in  the  state,  who  cannot  speak 
English.  Moral  standards  are  very  low,  and  law  enforcement 
officers  find  some  of  the  communities  a  menace  to  peace 
and  order.  Practically  no  missionary  work  among  them  is 
being  attempted.  Here  is  where  the  financial  pinch  blocks 
the  road  to  progress.  It  would  be  “new  work”  and  therefore 
blue  penciled. 

(690)  A  mission  among  Mexicans  has  been  started  in 
Lincoln.  The  3  churches  of  the  city  have  added  this  to  their 
other  financial  burdens. 

(691)  The  budget  for  the  new  year  totals  $66,575. 

The  Nevada-Sierra  Baptist  Convention 

(692)  The  Nevada-Sierra  Convention,  covering  a  geo¬ 
graphical  area  of  130,000  square  miles,  which  includes  Nevada 
and  a  part  of  California,  has  only  15  widely  scattered  Baptist 
churches,  with  a  total  membership  of  about  1,000.  There  is 
only  one  Baptist  to  every  94  of  the  population. 

(693)  Church  property  is  valued  at  $1 29,000,  and  there  is 
practically  no  debt.  Every  church  has  a  parsonage. 


(694)  Membership  has  more  than  doubled  in  the  14 
years  of  the  Convention’s  history.  Sunday  schools  now  enrol 
1,300  pupils. 

(695)  The  oldest  Baptist  church  is  that  of  Bishop, 
founded  January  1,  1869,  by  Rev.  Andrew  Clark,  a  veteran  of 
the  Civil  War.  In  1870  this  preacher  traveled  1,000  miles  by 
team  to  San  Francisco  and  return  to  attend  an  Association. 

(696)  The  budget  for  the  new  year  is  $5,300.  One  of  the 
greatest  needs  is  for  men  who  will  gladly  face  the  sacrifice 
required  in  service  on  this  frontier  field. 


NEW  HERMISTON  MEMORIAL  CHURCH,  LAS  VEGAS,  NEV. 


United  Baptist  Convention  of  New  Hampshire 

(697)  The  New  Hampshire  Convention  is  the  next  Baptist 
organization  to  celebrate  its  100th  birthday.  This  will  occur 
in  1926.  The  first  meeting  was  held  in  New  London  in  1826. 

(698)  New  Hampshire  has  an  area  of  9,341  square  miles. 
Its  population  of  450,171  includes  14,542  Baptists,  enrolled 
in  146  churches,  or  1  to  every  31. 

(699)  The  budget  for  next  year  is  $30,204. 

(700)  Of  the  146  churches  41  were  aided  by  the  Conven¬ 
tion  in  1924,  to  the  total  amount  of  $7,925. 

(701)  The  number  of  baptisms  last  year  was  459,  102 
more  than  in  the  year  preceding;  20  of  these  were  in  the 
churches  receiving  aid. 

(702)  The  Baptists  and  Free  Baptists  united  in  1917  by 
incorporation  to  form  the  United  Baptist  Convention. 

The  New  Jersey  Baptist  State  Convention 

(703)  New  Jersey,  situated  between  two  of  America’s 
greatest  cities,  New  York  and  Philadelphia,  presents  a  dis¬ 
tinctly  suburban  problem.  With  a  total  population  of 
3,506,428,  1  person  out  of  every  62  is  a  Baptist,  for  there 
are  62,000  Baptists  enrolled  in  255  churches. 

(704)  The  foreign  population  is  ministered  to  by  7  Hun¬ 
garian,  7  Italian,  3  Polish,  1  Slovak,  2  Russian,  and  several 
Swedish  and  German  churches.  Only  three  states  have  a 
greater  missionary  problem  in  the  foreign-speaking  need. 

(705)  The  Convention  aids  22  American  churches.  Last 
year  one  of  these  became  self-supporting  and  two  new 
churches  were  added  to  the  list. 

(706)  The  steady  migration  of  Negroes  from  the  South 
brings  many  Baptists,  for  whom  there  are  no  houses  of  wor¬ 
ship.  The  Convention’s  Afro-American  mission  tries  to  meet 
this  problem. 

(707)  The  Convention  promotes  a  summer  assembly  at 
Hightstown,  which  in  five  years  had  1,419  registrations,  with 
106  decisions  for  definite  Christian  service.  Afro-American 
and  foreign-speaking  assemblies  are  also  maintained. 

(708)  Last  year  the  Convention  reported  58  Vacation 
Bible  Schools,  with  a  total  enrolment  of  3,151. 

(709)  Because  of  reduced  income  the  Convention  has 
had  to  cut  its  budget  from  $129,000  to  $95,000  for  next  year. 


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New  York  Baptist  State  Convention 

(710)  In  Baptist  membership  New  York  is  the  largest 
single  unit  in  the  Northern  Baptist  Convention. 

(71 1)  With  an  area  of  49,204  square  miles  and  a  popula¬ 
tion  of  11,105,625,  the  state  has  1,023  Baptist  churches,  822 
pastors,  and  201,536  members.  This  means  1  Baptist  to 
every  55  persons. 

(712)  Church  property  ranging  from  city  edifices  to 
small  rural  church  buildings  is  valued  at  $3,254,830. 

(713)  Churches  reported  last  year  8,041  baptisms,  as 
compared  with  7,494  the  preceding  year. 

(714)  The  Convention  aids  in  the  support  of  125  mis¬ 
sionary  pastors,  who  serve  152  churches. 

(715)  The  Department  of  Evangelism  employs  10  evan¬ 
gelists,  who  last  year  conducted  90  campaigns  and  served  40 
churches.  The  record  shows  3,961  confessions  of  faith  and 
restorations  to  Christian  service. 

(716)  The  40  churches  appreciated  this  evangelistic 
ministry,  as  indicated  in  their  contributions  of  $19,790 
toward  its  support. 

(717)  New  York  State  Baptists  contributed  n}A  per 
cent  of  the  total  receipts  for  the  New  World  Movement. 

(718)  A  Department  of  Town  and  Country  Church  Work 
is  actively  engaged  in  surveying  the  entire  state.  During  the 
last  two  years  there  has  been  a  decrease  of  50  per  cent  in  the 
number  of  pastorless  rural  churches. 

(719)  There  are  several  Indian  Reservations  in  the  state. 
The  state  aids  in  the  support  of  churches  for  them,  the  pastor 
of  the  church  on  the  Tuscarora  Reservation  having  served 
for  nearly  49  years. 

(720)  The  Convention  is  now  following  a  definite  plan 
of  districting  the  entire  state,  whereby  churches  in  rural  sec 
tions  around  city  centers  are  grouped  into  districts  for  pur¬ 
poses  of  fellowship,  denominational  loyalty  and  cooperation. 

(721)  For  promotion  purposes  the  state  is  divided  into 
two  districts,  the  Metropolitan  area  including  the  Southern 
New  York  and  Long  Island  Associations,  which  cover  Greater- 
New  York  and  north  as  far  as  Tarrytown  and  White  Plains. 

North  Dakota  Baptist  Convention 

(722)  North  Dakota  with  an  area  of  70,837  square  miles 
and  population  of  686,424  has  98  Baptist  churches,  with  a 
membership  of  7,086,  or  x  Baptist  to  every  97  of  the  people. 

(723)  The  State  Convention  reports  an  increase  of  more 
than  100%  in  membership  during  the  last  25  years,  total 
membership  in  1900  having  been  3,319. 

(724)  During  this  period  contributions  increased  from 
$34,825  to  $137,548  or  over  300  per  cent,  while  the  per  capita 
giving  rose  from  $10.49  to  $19.41. 

(725)  The  Convention  on  January  1,  1925,  recognized 
the  completion  of  25  years  of  service  by  Rev.  Ole  Larson  as 
Scandinavian  missionary.  This  one  man  assisted  in  organiz¬ 
ing  more  than  20  Baptist  churches,  helped  to  organize  the 
Norwegian  and  Swedish  Conferences,  and  attended  the  dedi¬ 
cation  of  15  church  buildings  among  Scandinavian  Baptists. 

(726)  The  budget  of  the  new  year  is  $35,450  which  will 
cover  aid  to  missionary  churches,  aid  in  building  operations, 
support  of  8  field  workers,  and  over  20  missionary  pastors. 

(727)  New  opportunities  include  work  among  the  Rus¬ 
sians,  who  look  to  Baptists  for  spiritual  leadership. 

(728)  The  Convention  also  plans  to  enter  more  effectively 
a  district  of  20,000  square  miles,  where  there  is  not  one 
American  Baptist  church,  and  only  one  convention  worker. 

The  Ohio  Baptist  State  Convention 

(729)  The  Convention,  because  of  reduced  income,  has 


had  to  make  drastic  reductions  in  its  missionary  work.  Sev¬ 
eral  Convention  workers  were  released. 

(730)  The  Convention  will  celebrate  its  100th  anniver¬ 
sary  in  1926.  Its  first  meeting  was  held  in  Zanesville  in  1826. 
A  centennial  committee  has  been  appointed  to  make  a  thor¬ 
ough  survey  of  the  denominational  situation  throughout  the 
state,  in  order  to  present  a  comprehensive  program  for  future 
activity. 


REV.  OLE  LARSON  OF  NORTH  DAKOTA 


(731)  There  are  92,396  Baptists  in  Ohio,  enrolled  in  496 
churches.  With  a  total  population  of  6,321,529,  this  makes  1 
person  out  of  every  68  a  Baptist. 

The  Oregon  Baptist  State  Convention 

(732)  Oregon  with  extensive  railroad  and  harbor  de¬ 
velopments  faces  a  new  era  of  economic  prosperity.  Portland 
is  in  its  most  rapidly  developing  industrial  period. 

(733)  This  means  much  to  us,  for  the  ratio  of  Baptists 
to  population  is  1  to  57.  Out  of  a  total  population  of  846,061, 
there  are  14,867  Baptists  enrolled  in  116  churches. 

(734)  A  great  need  is  adequate  meeting  houses.  Nearly 
every  town  of  importance  has  an  outgrown  Baptist  edifice. 
Several  new  churches  had  to  be  organized  in  temporary 
buildings  such  as  a  bungalow  or  a  public  school. 

(735)  The  Convention  estimates  that  at  least  $1,000,000 
will  need  to  be  spent  for  buildings  during  the  next  ten  years. 

(736)  The  Convention  supports  2  state  evangelists,  2 
colporters,  a  chapel  car  evangelist,  Swedish,  Negro  and 
Chinese  workers,  a  superintendent  of  evangelism,  a  state 
missionary,  and  8  district  missionaries. 

(737)  The  oldest  Baptist  meeting  house  on  the  Pacific 
Coast,  located  at  Hillsboro,  was  erected  in  1853.  Through 
gifts  secured  by  Mrs.  E.  C.  Shute,  the  only  surviving  charter 
member,  the  dilapidated  building  was  recently  restored  and 
is  now  used  for  regular  services  by  a  visiting  minister. 

Pennsylvania  Baptist  State  Convention 

(738)  Five  new  church  buildings  were  erected  by  Penn¬ 
sylvania  Baptists  last  year  at  a  total  cost  of  more  than 
$300,000,  and  4  others  are  under  construction. 

(739)  One  person  out  of  every  63  in  Pennsylvania  is  a 
Baptist.  The  population  is  9.317,647  and  there  are  146,876 
Baptists  enrolled  in  754  churches. 

(740)  Last  year  the  churches  reported  nearly  6,000  bap¬ 
tisms.  In  proportion  to  membership  the  largest  increase 


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OLDEST  BAPTIST  CHURCH  STANDING  IN  OREGON 


came  in  the  churches  aided  by  the  Convention,  of  which  there 
are  80.  These  averaged  i  baptism  for  everv  6  members. 

(741)  The  Convention  closed  the  year  without  a  deficit 
because  expenditures  were  reduced  to  meet  income. 

(742)  Pennsylvania  Baptists  take  great  pride  in  their 
two  educational  institutions,  Keystone  Academy  and  Buck- 
nell  University.  The  latter  has  an  enrolment  of  nearly  i,ioo. 

Rhode  Island  Baptist  State  Convention 

(743)  Rhode  Island  with  1,248  square  miles  is  the  small¬ 
est  state  in  the  Union.  The  107  Baptist  churches  have  19,080 
members.  With  a  total  population  of  639,401  the  ratio  of 
Baptists  is  1  to  34— near  the  top  of  the  list  in  this  ratio. 

(744)  The  State  Convention  celebrated  its  centennial 
this  spring.  But  Baptist  history  goes  back  much  farther  than 
a  century,  for  the  first  Baptist  church  of  Providence,  the  oldest 
Baptist  church  in  America,  celebrated  recently  the  150th 
anniversary  of  the  erection  of  its  meeting  house. 

(745)  The  Convention  is  just  completing  2  well  equipped 
Christian  Centers  in  Providence  for  the  Italian  work.  These 
model  Centers  represent  an  investment  of  $165,000. 

(746)  An  outstanding  example  of  sacrificial  giving  is 
reported  from  the  Russian  church,  composed  of  14  members, 
all  of  them  poor,  toiling  for  their  daily  bread.  The  Conven¬ 
tion  bought  a  building  for  them.  In  less  than  18  months 
these  Russians  paid  all  operating  expenses  and  in  addition 
more  than  $2,000  for  repairs.  The  self-denial  banks  for 
the  support  of  the  denomination’s  missionary  program  found 
hearty  welcome  in  their  homes.  A  state  wide  campaign  of 
evangelism  last  November  and  December  resulted  in  hun¬ 
dreds  of  conversions. 

(747)  The  budget  for  next  year  totals  $45,345,  which 
covers  aid  to  churches,  religious  education,  missionary  work 
among  Italians,  French,  Portuguese,  Russians  and  Swedes, 
and  administration. 

South  Dakota  Baptist  State  Convention 

(748)  In  South  Dakota  1  person  out  of  every  69  is  a  Bap¬ 
tist.  The  state  has  an  area  of  77,615  square  miles,  and  popu¬ 
lation  of  666,380. 

(749)  The  113  Baptist  churches  have  9,637  members. 

(750)  The  greatest  difficulty  in  missionary  work  is  the 
distance  to  be  covered  in  reaching  the  scattered  population. 
There  are  less  than  8  persons  per  square  mile  on  an  average. 

(751)  The  Convention  employs  2  pastors-at-large,  2 
field  missionaries,  a  director  of  religious  education,  a  colporter- 
missionary,  an  evangelist  and  a  field  secretary. 

(752)  Out  of  the  total  budget  of  $52,517,  about  $36,000 
supports  the  regular  missionary  work,  including  the  salaries 
of  24  missionary  pastors. 


Vermont  Baptist  State  Convention 

(753)  Even  with  the  increasing  number  of  immigrants 
coming  into  the  state,  Vermont  faces  the  problem  of  a  steadily 
declining  population.  In  this  small  state  of  9,564  square 
miles  there  are  352,428  people. 

(754)  One  person  out  of  every  35  is  a  Baptist,  for  the 
Convention  reports  107  churches  with  10,127  members. 

(755)  The  missionary  task  of  the  Convention  is  clearly 
indicated  in  that  only  25  of  these  churches  are  not  aided 
by  it.  All  the  others  receive  some  measure  of  support. 

(756)  As  one  result,  Baptists  of  Vermont  are  no  longer 
trying  to  maintain  a  Baptist  church  in  all  communities.  The 
Convention  is  cooperating  with  other  evangelical  denomina¬ 
tions  in  an  equitable  distribution  of  their  church  fields. 

(757)  The  new  church  at  Springfield,  reported  in  “Into 
All  the  World”  a  year  ago,  now  has  125  members  and  a  Bible 
school  of  150.  The  membership  in  July,  1923,  was  only  56. 
The  new  building  will  soon  be  finished.  Springfield  is  one  of 
the  few  growing  communities. 

(758)  The  Italian  Mission  at  Barre  is  flourishing.  There 
are  3,500  Italians  engaged  in  the  granite  industry.  Other 
foreigners  coming  into  the  state  include  Finns,  Poles  and  large 
numbers  of  French  from  Canada. 

(759)  Few  people  realize  the  educational  problem  in  a 
state  like  Vermont.  Only  74  towns  out  of  246  have  junior  or 
senior  high  schools,  leaving  172  without  any  high  school  for 
the  children  of  the  community.  To  meet  the  need  Baptists 
are  supporting  Vermont  Academy,  which  is  sorely  in  want  of 
more  funds  and  equipment. 

Washington — East — and  North  Idaho  Convention 

(760)  The  state  of  Washington,  including  the  Northern 
part  of  Idaho,  like  California  has  two  Baptist  Conventions. 

(761)  In  its  area  of  160,127  square  miles  and  population 
of  1,478,214  there  are  21,162  Baptists  in  176  churches.  The 
ratio  of  Baptists  to  population  is  1  to  70. 

(762)  The  two  Conventions  are  separated  by  the  Cas¬ 
cade  Mountain  range.  In  the  East  Convention  the  churches 
are  widely  scattered,  and  with  the  exception  of  those  in  the 
Spokane  District  are  separated  by  long  distances. 

(763)  For  the  new  year  the  Convention  plans  to  employ 
1  field  missionary,  a  religious  education  director  and  a  director 
of  evangelism,  in  addition  to  about  25  missionary  pastors  and 
the  chapel  car  workers  already  in  service. 

Washington  Baptist  Convention- — West 

(764)  To  the  west  of  the  Cascade  Mountains  Baptists 
are  organized  in  4  associations  with  100  churches. 

(765)  Last  year  was  a  record  year  in  evangelism,  the 
churches  reporting  877  baptisms.  With  one  exception — -802 
in  1923 — this  is  the  largest  total  reported  in  a  single  year. 


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(766)  The  Convention  shares  in  the  support  of  33  mis¬ 
sionary  pastors  and  2  Christian  Community  Centers. 

(767)  In  cooperation  with  the  Home  Mission  Societies 
missionary  work  is  done  among  the  Japanese  and  Chinese  in 
the  western  section  of  this  district. 

(768)  The  budget  for  the  new  year  totals  $34,250,  of 
which  $15,500  will  support  missionary  pastors,  $5,500  will  be 
used  for  church  edifices,  and  the  remainder  for  other  mission¬ 
ary  activity  and  administration  expenses. 

West  Virginia  Baptist  State  Convention 

(769)  West  Virginia  has  674  Baptist  churches  and  72,578 
members.  With  a  total  population  of  1,601,730  the  per¬ 
centage  of  Baptists  is  relatively  high,  for  1  person  out  of  every 
23  is  a  Baptist. 

(770)  The  State  Convention  has  seven  departments  of 
work — missions,  evangelism,  church  edifice,  woman’s  work, 
religious  education,  Christian  education  and  finance. 

(771)  Last  year  was  a  record  year  in  missionary  achieve¬ 
ments,  evangelistic  effort,  church  building  and  equipment. 

(772)  The  budget  for  next  year  totals  $60,000,  of  which 
$32,000  is  for  the  salaries  and  expenses  of  state  missionaries. 

Wisconsin  Baptist  State  Convention 

(773)  Although  the  state  is  large,  with  an  area  of  56,066 
square  miles,  and  has  a  population  of  2,801,008,  Baptists 
number  only  19,560,  with  179  churches.  The  ratio  to  popula¬ 
tion  is  thus  only  1  to  143. 

(774)  The  death  of  Mr.  E.  J.  Lindsay  last  December 
left  a  great  vacancy  in  the  ranks  of  Wisconsin  Baptists.  For 
50  years  without  interruption  he  was  a  member  of  the  State 
Board  of  Managers,  serving  also  as  treasurer  and  presi¬ 
dent. 

(775)  The  Convention  aids  in  the  support  of  1  Christian 
Center,  maintains  work  among  Poles,  helps  support  2  Negro 
churches,  and  gives  assistance  to  51  other  churches,  both 
English  and  foreign-speaking. 

(776)  It  is  one  of  the  few  states  employing  a  woman 
state  missionary,  her  service  being  in  great  demand. 

(777)  Through  emphasis  on  evangelism  last  year,  grati¬ 


fying  results  were  reported  among  churches,  showing  en¬ 
couraging  increases  by  baptism. 

(778)  The  budget  for  the  new  year  totals  $56,900,  which 
covers  salaries  of  missionary  pastors,  general  missionary 
workers,  administration  expenses,  and  the  usual  activities. 

The  Wyoming  Baptist  State  Convention 

(779)  In  Wyoming,  with  a  population  of  82,142,  only  1 
person  out  of  every  75  is  a  Baptist.  There  are  2,947  Baptists 
in  35  churches.  The  state  has  97,914  square  miles. 

(780)  Wyoming  Baptists  are  poor.  They  have  no  rich 
laymen  among  them. 

(781)  Every  church  with  an  adequate  house  of  worship 
is  heavily  in  debt.  Five  basements  for  good  church  buildings 
stand  incomplete  because  of  debts  and  lack  of  funds. 

(782)  Because  of  great  distances  weak  churches  cannot 
be  grouped  together.  Thus  the  Convention  must  pay  the 
greater  part  of  pastors’  salaries. 

(783)  The  constantly  changing  population  makes  mis¬ 
sionary  effort  extremely  difficult.  Adversity  often  follows 
prosperity  and  W’hole  communities  scatter  and  disappear. 

(784)  The  Convention  is  sorely  in  need  of  missionary 
pastors  of  heroic  mould,  ready  for  sacrificial  service  amid  dis¬ 
couraging  conditions. 

Utah  Baptist  State  Convention 

(785)  The  Utah  Convention  has  15  churches,  with  a 
membership  of  1,305.  More  baptisms  last  year  than  ever  be¬ 
fore  in  the  history  of  Baptist  missions  in  the  state. 

(786)  With  the  aid  of  the  Home  Mission  Society  3  new 
church  buildings  have  been  erected  during  the  past  two  years. 

(787)  Substantial  progress  has  been  made  along  the 
lines  of  religious  education.  Last  year  the  Utah  Baptist  Sum¬ 
mer  Assembly  was  organized. 

(788)  The  pressing  need  is  for  an  enlarged  budget,  to 
make  possible  the  opening  of  new  fields  and  give  more  ade¬ 
quate  support  to  work  already  established. 

(789)  The  dominance  of  the  Mormon  religion  with  its 
aggressive  propaganda  makes  this  one  of  the  most  difficult 
of  all  our  mission  fields. 


BAPTISM  AT  A  SMALL  LAKE  IN  THE  SOUTH  DAKOTA  PRAIRIES 


STANDARD  CITY  MISSION  SOCIETIES 


Greater  New  York 

(790)  Two  organizations  carry  on  the  work  under  the 
same  administrative  staff — The  New  York  City  Baptist  Mis¬ 
sion  Society  (for  Manhattan,  the  Bronx,  Staten  Island  ana 
lower  Westchester)  and  the  Baptist  Church  Extension  So¬ 
ciety  of  Brooklyn  and  Queens. 

(791)  The  population  of  Greater  New  York  was  1,670,247 
in  1875;  3,437,202  in  1900;  and  5,620,048  in  1920.  Optimistic 
estimates  put  it  at  9,672,000  in  1950. 

(792)  In  every  100  people  you  meet  in  New  York  78  are 
foreign  born  or  of  foreign  parentage;  21  are  native  born  or  of 
native  parentage;  1  is  colored;  not  1  in  100  is  a  Baptist. 


(793)  It  will  be  noted  that  there  are  more  Negro  than 
white  Baptists  in  Greater  New  York.  The  alarming  fact  is 
that  while  there  are  about  30,000  Negro  Baptists,  there  are 
only  4,650  Sunday  school  members  enrolled.  This  is  not  due 
to  lack  of  children  hut  to  neglect  in  the  field  o  f  religious  education. 

(794)  The  City  Mission  Society,  startled  by  this  fact, 
proposes  to  establish  in  Harlem  a  Religious  Educational 
Center  under  the  immediate  direction  of  a  Negro  Baptist 
Auxiliary,  manned  by  the  Superintendent  of  Negro  Work 
md  a  Director  of  Religious  Education  for  Negro  children. 

(795)  The  number  of  children  attending  Greater  New 
York  Public  Schools  in  1924  was  1,029,312.  The  Sunday 


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school  enrolment  of  all  religious  bodies  was  473,743.  Bap¬ 
tist  Sunday  schools,  including  adult  members,  had  27,839! 

(796)  There  are  about  10,000  Chinese  in  New  York.  The 
only  church  in  Chinatown  is  Catholic.  There  are  three  mis¬ 
sion  interests  attempting  work  under  the  most  impossible 
accommodations.  Kindergarten,  Sunday  school,  English 
classes  and  preaching  services  are  maintained,  but  there  are 
no  social  or  wholesome  recreational  facilities  for  Chinese. 
The  time  is  ripe  for  Baptists  to  enter  Chinatown. 

(797)  Miss  Mabel  Lee  (Ph.D.  Columbia)  is  now  super¬ 
intendent  of  Morning  Star  Mission,  succeeding  her  lamented 
father,  Rev.  Lee  To,  in  this  work  for  her  countrymen. 

(798)  There  were  32  Church  Vacation  Bible  Schools  in 
Greater  New  York  in  1924,  with  5,000  children  enrolled. 

(799)  What  the  Vacation  Bible  School  did  for  one  Italian 
boy  who  was  taken  off  the  streets  by  it  is  told  in  this  extract 
from  the  letter  of  Colgate  University’s  president  to  the  boy’s 
father  in  Brooklyn,  under  date  of  Feb.  27,  1925:  “You  will 
be  interested  to  know  that  while  the  average  requirement  for 
a  semester  for  each  Colgate  student  is  1 7  quality  points,  your 
son  made  36,  more  than  twice  as  many  as  needed.” 

(800)  The  budget  of  the  New  York  Society  is  $133,477; 
of  the  Brooklyn  Society,  $58,101. 

BAPTIST  CHURCHES~~lGREATER  NEW  YORK 

MEMBERSHIP  1923 


(801)  The  distribution  of  every  dollar  is  as  follows: 


Church  Extension . 

English-Speaking  Work . 

Foreign  Language  Work . 

Christian  Centers . 

Women’s  Work . 

Religious  Education . 

Interdenominational . 

Administration . 

Taxes,  Interest  and  Insurance 
Contingencies . 


N.  Y.  C.  B. 

B.  C.  E.  S. 

M.  S. 

of  B.  and  Q. 

7  cents 

20  cents 

26  cents 

3  cents 

27  cents 

24  cents 

5  cents 

21  cents 

10  cents 

10  cents 

6  cents 

6  cents 

1  cent 

10  cents 

10  cents 

6  cents 

4  cents 

2  cents 

2  cents 

Boston  Baptist  Bethel  City  Mission  Society 

(802)  Most  gratifying  has  been  the  rapid  growth  of  the 
Italian  Mission  in  East  Cambridge.  These  people  associated 
themselves  together,  secured  a  room  and  fitted  it  up  for  a 
chapel,  without  outside  help.  In  spite  of  poor  location  the 
work  prospered,  due  to  their  earnest  spirit  and  zeal.  They 
asked  the  City  Mission  Society  for  help  and  two  workers 


were  sent  them.  The  Sunday  school  has  increased  300  per 
cent.  They  have  been  moved  to  a  better  locality,  and  their 
future  is  especially  bright. 

(803)  The  East  Boston  Italian  Mission  is  so  crowded  that 
its  Sunday  school  has  to  meet  in  two  sections,  the  boys  at  one 
time,  girls  at  another. 

(804)  The  Hyde  Park  Italian  Mission  now  has  a  well 
equipped  chapel,  baptisms  have  been  frequent,  a  men’s  class  of 
40  has  been  organized,  and  Pastor  Frank  Valdini  is  ably  lead¬ 
ing  the  people  forward. 

(805)  The  West  End  Community  House  campaign  re¬ 
sulted  in  pledges  and  cash  approximating  $50,000  toward  the 
$75,000  goal,  and  the  cooperation  of  the  churches  and  inter¬ 
ested  friends  assures  success. 


THE  VERY  FIRST  VIEW  OF  NEW  YORK  CITY  (1628) 


(806)  Two  instances  of  heroic  giving  came  to  light  in  the 
West  End  Community  drive.  Our  Russian  congregation, 
small  and  in  the  day  of  beginnings,  pledged  $174,  which  will 
be  increased  probably  to  $200.  A  working  man  gave  $15, 
which  he  received  as  a  Christmas  gift  from  his  employer. 

Buffalo  Baptist  Union 

(807)  The  New  World  Movement  in  Buffalo  has  meant 
the  largest  budget  for  city  missions  in  the  Union’s  history. 

(808)  Property  investment  increased  250%  in  5  years. 

(809)  An  increase  in  the  staff  of  missionaries  from  7  to  1 7. 

(810)  The  establishing  of  an  office  which  has  become  the 
Baptist  service  center  for  a  wide  zone  in  Western  New  York. 

(811)  More  baptisms  than  during  any  similar  period. 

(812)  An  increase  of  50%  in  the  membership  of  our 
foreign-speaking  churches. 

(813)  A  place  of  higher  respect  and  stronger  leadership 
by  Baptists  among  the  Christian  forces  of  the  city. 

(814)  Nevertheless,  the  field  is  needy.  Roman  Catholics 
outnumber  Protestants  in  Buffalo  4  to  1. 

(815)  Out  of  a  Polish  population  of  185,000,  only  125 
are  members  of  a  Protestant  church  (our  Baptist  mission). 

(816)  Multitudes  are  atheistic,  bolshevistic,  socialistic — 
menace  or  opportunity. 

(817)  Our  missionaries  and  membership  even  experience 
persecution  “with  the  gospel.” 


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(818)  Baptists  lead  Protestants  in  ministry  to  the 
spiritually  destitute,  especially  among  new  Americans. 

(819)  We  have  pioneered  the  only  Hebrew  Mission  work 
under  Baptist  leadership. 

Baptist  Executive  Council  of  Chicago 

(820)  Chicago  has  30,500  white  and  45,000  Negro  Baptists. 

(821)  Twenty-five  salaried  workers  among  10  races. 

(822)  Exceptional  opportunities  for  work  among  racial 
groups.  Representatives  of  15  Russian  families  recently 
solicited  cooperation  and  aid  of  the  Council  in  securing  a  place 
of  worship  and  a  pastor. 

(823)  A  growing  group  of  Mexicans,  many  of  them 
Baptists  coming  from  Mexico  and  Texas,  made  a  similar 
request;  and  another  group  of  Mexicans  in  a  different  sec¬ 
tion,  struggling  independently,  ought  to  be  helped. 

(824)  1-  Seven  English-speaking  missions  in  new  and  prom¬ 
ising  fields  ought  to  be  assisted  at  once  in  payment  of  pastors’ 
salaries  and  erection  of  buildings. 

(825)  For  achievements  of  the  past  year:  1  foreign¬ 
speaking  church  has  become  independent  of  missionary  sup¬ 
port;  3  foreign-speaking  churches  have  assumed  a  larger 
portion  of  their  budgets;  and  2  English-speaking  churches 
have  asked  for  lower  appropriations. 


(826)  New  Edifice  (1st  unit)  La  Grange  church,  dedicated 
September,  1924.  Disbanded  and  dissolved,  Spring,  1919. 
Reorganized  and  reestablished  by  cooperation  of  Executive 
Council,  Autumn,  1919.  Self-supporting  soon  after  reorgani¬ 
zation.  First  of  Chicago  churches  “over  the  top”  in  the  New 
World  Movement. 

Cleveland  Baptist  Association 

(827)  In  greater  Cleveland  there  are  11,559  white  Bap¬ 
tists  gathered  into  33  churches  and  missions. 

(828)  Last  year  566  were  baptized. 

(829)  Nine  nationalities  are  served  through  13  workers; 
and  there  are  3  workers  in  the  Negro  Community  Center. 

(830)  Consecrated  laymen  built  the  tabernacle  for  the 
new  work  in  the  Brooklyn  suburb  last  fall  and  winter.  The 
Cleveland  Association  donated  $1,000  for  lumber  and  the 
men  did  the  work.  A  $3,000  tabernacle  now  is  used  for  a 
growing  Bible  school  and  church  work.  A  lavman  preaches. 

(831)  Helping  growing  churches  in  residential  districts 
erect  suitable  buildings  had  been  the  great  work  of  the  past 
ten  years.  Glenville,  Lakewood,  West  Park,  Nottingham, 
Brooklyn,  all  English-speaking  churches,  have  been  thus 
helped. 

(832)  The  Roumanians,  Italians,  and  Hungarians  have 
been  assisted  to  new  or  better  buildings.  Others  have  been 
helped  improve  their  present  plants. 

*  (833)  Laymen  have  been  to  the  front  in  leadership  the 
past  year  in  Cleveland  in  the  absence  of  an  executive  secre¬ 
tary.  Happy  the  organization  that  has  business  men  of 
vision  and  consecration  for  such  a  task. 

(834)  A  little  paper  called  “The  Informer”  has  its  main 
aim  to  stimulate  the  efforts  to  gather  in  the  money  due  on  the 


LA  GRANGE  BAPTIST  CHURCH,  CHICAGO 


quotas  in  the  churches.  One  layman  has  financed  and  another 
edited  it. 

(835)  The  Cleveland  Association  reaches  its  400  delegates 
through  the  mails  by  sending  direct  information  worth  while. 
Delegates  should  be  more  than  names  on  file  in  a  cabinet. 

(836)  Budget  for  the  coming  year,  $44,650. 

District  of  Columbia 

(837)  Four  new  churches  organized  last  year — Chevy 
Chase,  Highlands,  Wilson  Ave.,  and  Silver  Spring.  Each 
occupies  a  territory  peculiarly  its  own,  and  fills  a  real  need. 

(838)  Four  new  church  properties  have  been  erected. 
This  equipment  means  increased  efficiency  and  usefulness.  ■ 

(839)  Congress  Heights  Church  added  an  auditorium  to 
its  Sunday  school  house. 

(840)  Takoma .  Park  Church  has  erected  a  splendid 
structure  for  all  uses. 

(841)  Wisconsin  Avenue  Church  has  just  completed  the 
basement  of  what  will  be  a  fine  church  edifice. 

(842)  The  Association  has  erected  a  temporary  building 
for  the  development  of  the  work  at  the  Highlands. 

(843)  The  new  Baptist  Book  Concern  is  prospering  be¬ 
yond  the  best  expectations. 

(844)  A  unified  budget  and  cooperative  effort  has  resulted 
In  a  doubling  of  benevolent  contributions. 

(845)  During  the  coming  year  our  chief  need  will  be  to 
strengthen  movements  already  begun,  but  the  eventual  goal 
is  the  establishment  of  a  Baptist  church  in  every  separate 
and  distinct  locality  within  our  area. 

Detroit  Baptist  Union 

(846)  Detroit  continues  its  tremendous  growth  and  so 
our  needs  constantly  increase.  Since  the  census  in  1920  every 
year  about  150,000  people  have  been  added  to  the  population, 
which  means  that  a  city  fully  as  large  as  Grand  Rapids  has 
been  added  to  Detroit  yearly. 

(847)  The  immediate  need  is  4  new  chapels  in  new  mis¬ 
sion  fields  already  started.  These  will  require  about  $38,000. 

(848)  Two  churches  must  build  this  year.  One  is  a  relo¬ 
cation;  the  other  in  a  suburban  section  has  outgrown  its  tem¬ 
porary  quarters.  This  will  require  more  than  $100,000. 

(849)  The  influx  of  Negroes  from  the  South  presents  a 
tremendous  opportunity.  Two  buildings  already  begun  must 
be  completed  and  3  others  enlarged,  this  requiring  $100,000. 

(850)  We  have  had  to  close  one  foreign-speaking  mission 
and  may  be  compelled  to  discontinue  another.  When  you 
consider  that  Detroit  is  more  than  60  per  cent  foreign,  you 
can  see  the  tragedy  of  the  situation. 

(851)  What  has  been  accomplished?  A  constant  growth 
in  the  number  of  churches  and  missions. 

(852)  Membership  in  our  white  churches  has  been 
doubled  in  ten  years. 


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(853)  Just  dedicated  the  First  Polish  Baptist  Church  of 
Detroit.  This  work  was  begun  by  Pastor  Joseph  Rzepecki 
five  years  ago  with  nothing.  We  now  have  a  church  member¬ 
ship  of  156,  a  well  organized  church,  Sunday  school,  and 
young  people’s  society,  and  church  property  worth  $50,000. 

(854)  Jefferson  Avenue  Church,  begun  in  1921,  already 
has  over  600  members,  is  giving  to  missions  at  the  rate  of 
$6,000  per  year,  and  has  increased  its  goal  for  next  year. 

(855)  Northwestern  Baptist  Church,  aided  in  1922  to 
get  a  new  property  and  building  in  its  present  location,  gave 
for  missions  in  1923  $5,000,  in  1924  $6,000,  and  for  the  present 
year  has  asked  that  its  budget  be  raised  to  $7,000. 

(856)  As  the  city  is  constantly  expanding,  the  Union  has 
purchased  five  new  properties,  Mortencrest,  Southfield,  Lin¬ 
coln  Park,  River  Rouge,  and  Fort  and  Eureka.  These  prop¬ 
erties  cost  $27,800;  they  are  not  paid  for;  they  constitute  our 
next  opportunity. 

(857)  The  budget  calls  for  $59,000,  not  counting  in  the 
building  propositions.  The  Union  has  averaged  a  total  ex¬ 
penditure  of  about  $250,000  each  year  for  five  years  past, 
and  must  do  as  much  or  more  the  coming  year. 

(858)  In  Detroit,  Michigan,  a  large  number  of  Mexicans 
are  employed  in  the  Ford  plant  and  in  other  industries.  Re¬ 
cently  one  of  them  became  ill  and  a  brother  from  Kansas  City 
came  to  look  after  him.  When  the  sick  man  died,  the  brother 
secured  his  place  in  the  Ford  plant,  and  being  a  Baptist,  began 
to  preach  the  gospel  to  his  countrymen.  Soon  the  Detroit 
Baptist  Union  provided  a  church  in  which  the  Mexicans  could 
worship,  and  a  thriving  work  is  being  carried  on  among  them. 

Los  Angeles  City  Mission  Society 

(859)  Sixteen  new  white  American  fields  call  for  Baptist 
Sunday  schools  and  churches.  This  year  we  are  helping  three 
of  these  fields  to  secure  property;  assisting  in  the  erection  of 
two  Negro  churches;  three  others  should  be  assisted  also. 

(860)  Entering  one  new  Mexican  field,  site  donated,  and 
new  chapel  being  erected  largely  from  funds  designated  for 
Mexican  work;  50  conversions  and  32  baptisms  last  year. 

(861)  Large  numbers  of  conversions  and  many  baptisms 
in  our  Mexican  work,  which  covers  9  churches  and  missions. 

(862)  Our  First  Mexican  Church  has  dismissed  more  than 
30  members  to  form  a  new  church  just  outside  the  city,  in  the 
largest  Mexican  community  in  the  United  States. 

(863)  Japanese  work  successful  in  spite  of  disturbed  con¬ 
ditions.  Five  recently  received  for  baptism  on  the  Moneta 
field,  over  300  enrolled  in  Sunday  school  at  East  San  Pedro. 

(864)  Records  show  that  31  who  have  confessed  Christ 
in  baptism  in  our  Japanese  work  have  returned  to  Japan  and 
are  bearing  faithful  witness  for  Him  there. 

(865)  Urgent  demand  for  a  new  Japanese  work  near  the 
business  district  of  Los  Angeles.  Large  numbers  of  Japanese, 
forced  from  the  farms,  are  driven  to  the  city  for  employment. 

(866)  Our  Christian  Center  increases  in  popularity  and 
efficient  service.  The  medical  and  dental  clinics  meet  a  great 
need  and  open  many  doors  for  our  faithful  missionaries. 

(867)  The  Woman’s  Auxiliary  assumes  responsibility  for 
our  industrial  and  relief  work,  and  is  actively  promoting 
Christian  Americanization. 

(868)  The  Woman’s  Home  Mission  Society  has  rendered 
invaluable  service  by  sending  Miss  Naomi  Fletcher,  who  for 
three  months  has  perfected  Christian  Americanization. 

(869)  Our  Christian  Center  affords  equipment  for  carry¬ 
ing  on  the  Mexican  Branch  of  our  International  Theological 
Seminary,  which  is  meeting  with  high  success  under  Dean 
Detweiler  and  his  able  corps  of  instructors. 

(870)  The  North  Anderson  Street  Mexican  Church  finds 


its  home  at  the  Christian  Center.  Every  department  of  work 
is  advancing  under  the  leadership  of  Pastor  Urquidi. 

The  Baptist  Union  of  Philadelphia  and  Vicinity 

(871)  This  mission  organization  serves  also  as  a  coordi¬ 
nating  agency  for  all  Baptist  movements  in  Philadelphia. 

(872)  Aside  from  the  maintenance  of  its  regular  work 
there  is  need  for  an  enlarged  equipment  at  the  dispensary  of 
the  Italian  Baptist  Community  House. 

(873)  The  Fourth  Baptist  Church,  now  in  a  downtown 
community,  asks  the  Union  to  take  over  all  of  its  neighbor¬ 
hood  work.  This  will  mean  a  considerable  addition  to  the 
budget  but  puts  into  use  a  splendid  property. 

(874)  All  our  foreign  work  is  prospering.  The  Slovaks  in 
Philadelphia  are  particularly  hard  to  reach  but  the  greatest 
impression  ever  made  upon  them  is  now  noticeable. 


PICNIC  OF  THE  SLOVENIAN  MISSION,  CLEVELAND 


(875)  The  work  at  Olney  Baptist  Church  began  some¬ 
thing  more  than  three  years  ago.  It  was  anticipated  that  it 
would  require  five  years  of  appropriations  of  $1,000  a  year. 
The  church,  however,  has  found  itself  at  the*  place  where  it 
no  longer  needs  appropriations  from  the  Union. 

(876)  The  budget  for  1925-26  calls  for  $47,806. 

Pittsburgh  Baptist  Association 

(877)  The  Association  touches  all  sides  of  Baptist  work 
in  an  industrial  center  with  a  large  foreign-speaking  population. 

(878)  In  10  churches  and  missions  we  are  working  among 
Russians,  Hungarians,  Slovaks,  Italians  and  Swedes, 

(879)  Missionary  workers  are  doing  a  community  work 
in  3  churches  in  polyglot  communities. 

(880)  Fifteen  English-speaking  churches  were  aided  this 
year  in  the  support  of  pastors.  Ten  churches  thus  aided  have 
become  self-supporting  since  1919. 

(881)  One  worker  gives  part  time  to  Morals  Court  cases. 
She  has  many  cases  and  her  efforts  are  of  great  value  in  re¬ 
claiming  erring  persons  and  directing  them  toward  a  better  life. 

(882)  An  Americanization  Secretary  enlists  and  directs 
volunteer  service  in  foreign-speaking  homes;  also  assists  in 
solving  the  problem  of  volunteer  workers  in  all  of  our  missions. 

(883)  Our  director  of  Religious  Education  fosters  teacher 
training  classes  and  approved  methods  in  Bible  school  work, 
and  directs  25  Church  Vacation  Schools.  He  also  assists 
Negro  Bible  Schools  in  these  Vacation  Schools. 

(884)  Rankin  Christian  Center  in  its  second  year  of 
operation  has  a  staff  of  9  workers,  aided  by  25  volunteer 
workers.  Attendance  is  now  averaging  8,000  per  month. 

(885)  Emphasis  is  placed  on  evangelism  and  help  is  given 
so  that  every  church  may  have  evangelistic  meetings. 

(886)  The  South  Hills  section  is  undergoing  a  wonderful 
development  and  a  new  church  should  be  established  at  once. 


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45 


Baptist  Union  of  Rochester  and  Monroe  County 

(887)  The  Baptist  churches  of  Rochester  have  building 
enterprises  in  process  at  present  aggregating  $2,250,000. 

(888)  Two  Baptist  churches  recently  occupied  a  full  page 
in  the  photogravure  section  of  our  leading  daily  paper. 

(889)  One  week’s  attention  was  given  to  the  rural  church 
at  Greece,  which  is  rapidly  becoming  a  suburban  church.  It 
had  been  an  ordinary  country  church  for  a  hundred  years, 
but  under  the  aggressive  leadership  of  its  young  pastor,  Rev. 
Fred  E.  Dean,  and  with  aid  of  the  Union,  it  has  just  erected  a 
modern  educational  and  recreational  building,  to  which  will 
be  added  a  little  later  a  fine  auditorium.  This  church  is  now 
ministering  to  the  entire  life  of  the  community,  socially, 
recreationally,  and  religiously,  and  its  building  and  program 
are  attracting  wide  attention. 

(890)  At  the  other  extreme  appeared  a  full  page  illustra¬ 
tion  of  the  new  building  of  the  Baptist  Temple,  which  is  com¬ 
bining  a  modern  church  and  Sunday  school  plant  with  a  four¬ 
teen  story  office-building  “in  the  heart  of  Rochester.” 

(891)  The  Union  is  conducting  the  only  Christian  Center 
among  the  35,000  Italians  of  Rochester.  It  has  recently  pur¬ 
chased  a  commodious  building  for  the  Italian  church. 

(892)  The  Union  is  carrying  on  the  only  Protestant  work 
among  the  10,000  Poles  of  Rochester.  We  have  an  attractive 
chapel  and  two  dwellings  with  ample  grounds. 

(893)  The  Union  is  cooperating  with  the  Mt.  Olivet 
Church  (Negro)  in  developing  a  Community  Center  for  the 
Negro  population.  Four  dwellings  have  recently  been  pur¬ 
chased  for  the  erection  of  a  commodious  auditorium. 

(894)  The  budget  for  the  coming  year  is  $16,240. 

San  Francisco  Bay  Cities  Baptist  Union 

(895)  Four  churches  have  been  dedicated — Elmhurst, 
Allendale  of  Oakland,  Thousand  Oaks  of  Berkeley,  and  Bur¬ 
lingame  Church,  at  a  total  cost  of  about  $80,000. 

(896)  Several  churches  have  reported  during  this  past 
year  the  largest  attendance  and  interest  in  their  history,  in¬ 
cluding  First  Oakland;  First  San  Francisco;  Tenth  Avenue 
Oakland;  Burlingame  Church,  and  the  Russian  Church. 

(897)  The  Chung  Mei  Home  for  Chinese  Boys  main¬ 


tained  by  the  Union,  the  only  institution  of  its 'kind  in  Amer¬ 
ica,  has  outgrown  its  buildings  and  is  raising  funds  for  a  new 
one.  There  are  34  boys  now  cared  for  in  this  Home,  supposed 
to  contain  room  for  but  25.  Tents  in  the  yard  are  necessary 
to  supplement  the  sleeping  quarters. 

(898)  The  Russian  Church  of  San  Francisco  is  in  most 
encouraging  condition.  There  have  been  numerous  additions 
recently,  some  by  baptism,  others,  newcomers  from  Russia. 

(899)  The  Polrero  Hill  Neighborhood  House  in  connec¬ 
tion  with  our  Russian  work  last  year  ministered  to  49,368  peo¬ 
ple  on  a  budget  from  all  sources  amounting  to  over  $20,000. 

(900)  The  Mexican  mission  on  the  east  side  of  San  Fran¬ 
cisco  Bay  is  under  the  direction  of  Rev.  Edward  W.  Watson, 
former  missionary  to  Cuba.  Steps  are  being  taken  to  pur¬ 
chase  the  present  building  of  Beth  Eden  Baptist  Church. 

St.  Louis  Baptist  Mission  Board 

(901)  The  great  need  in  St.  Louis  is  “adequate  equip¬ 
ment.”  We  are  thankful  for  progress  made  the  past  year. 

(902)  Three  new  buildings  have  been  completed  and 
dedicated— Fourth  Church  auditorium;  Tower  Grove  Sunday 
school  building;  Italian  Chapel. 

(903)  In  addition  to  these,  the  Ebenezer  Church  has 
purchased  a  lot  and  is  raising  funds  for  a  new  building. 

(904)  Half  a  dozen  other  churches  in  the  St.  Louis  Asso¬ 
ciation  greatly  need  added  equipment.  Two  of  these,  Bethel 
(now  worshiping  in  a  dilapidated  store  building)  and  South¬ 
west  Church  (now  using  a  small  frame  structure),  must 
speedily  be  provided  with  church  homes. 

(905)  Baptists  have  assumed  responsibility  for  the  evan¬ 
gelization  of  the  Italians.  Thus  far  it  has  been  possible  to 
carry  on  work  in  the  down-town  Italian  section  only.  In  a 
vast  stretch  of  the  city  lying  just  to  the  west  of  Kingshighway 
occupied  mainly  by  Italians,  nothing  whatever  of  a  religious 
nature  is  being  done  there,  for  want  of  funds. 

(906)  The  outlook  for  Italian  work  in  the  down-town  sec¬ 
tion  is  bright.  Pastor  J.  F.  Plainfield  and  his  associates  are 
doing  work  of  an  unusually  high  type. 

(907)  Another  new  field  is  a  large  section  to  the  extreme 
northwest  of  the  city,  with  25,000  people  and  no  Baptist  church. 


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(908)  Our  churches  record  2,047  additions  the  past 
year,  the  largest  number  reported  in  any  one  year  in  our 
history. 

(909)  The  budget  last  year  exceeded  $57,000.  The 


churches  gave  last  year  $108,979  to  missions.  One  new 
church  and  one  new  Sunday  school  was  organized. 

(910)  The  St.  Louis  churches  are  planning  for  a  city -wide 
Campaign  of  Evangelism  in  the  Spring  of  1926. 


THE  BOARD  OF  MISSIONARY  COOPERATION 


(911)  The  purpose  of  the  Northern  Baptist  Convention 
in  establishing  the  Board  of  Missionary  Cooperation  was  to 
have  in  continuous  service  an  agency  of  the  Convention 
charged  with  two  major  duties:  (1)  To  develop  teamwork  all 
along  the  Baptist  line,  from  the  individual  church  to  the 
national  society;  and  (2)  to  collect  and  distribute,  as  pro¬ 
vided  in  the  annual  budget,  funds  coming  from  donation 
sources. 

(912)  That  fact  has  a  bearing  on  all  of  the  other  999. 

(913)  The  Board  was  created  “to  coordinate  those  activi¬ 
ties  of  our  participating  organizations  which  have  to  do  with 
stimulating  the  interest  of  our  churches  in  our  denominational 
program.” 

(914)  The  Board  of  Missionary  Cooperation  has  com¬ 
pleted  its  first  year  and  has  tried  earnestly  to  bring  about  a 
real  advance  in  the  application  of  cooperative  methods. 

(915)  Stimulation  of  interest  is  undertaken  through 
Field  Activities,  extension  of  the  Every  Member  Plan  through 
the  Stewardship  Committee,  the  Literature  and  Stereopticon 
Service  and  Publicitv. 

(916)  During  the  year  the  Field  Activities  Committee 
cooperated  with  State  Convention  officers  and  local  Associa¬ 
tions  in  holding  74  Bible  and  Missionary  Conferences,  17 
Pastors’  Institutes,  95  Church  Officers’  Councils,  and  37  Spe¬ 
cial  Campaign  Conferences. 

(917)  In  cooperation  with  the  National  Council  of  Baptist 
Laymen,  54  Laymen’s  Banquets  were  held;  speakers  were  pro¬ 
vided  for  34  state  conventions,  and  for  26  summer  assemblies. 

(918)  A  total  of  5,687  days  of  service  was  rendered  in 
carrying  out  the  Field  Activities  program.  This  is  equivalent 
to  the  service  of  one  person  during  15  years,  6  months,  and 
27  days.  In  all  201  different  individuals  assisted  in  this  work. 

(919)  The  Board  functions  as  both  a  publishing  and  dis¬ 
tributing  agency  for  denominational  literature.  It  publishes 
the  material  required  for  its  own  task  in  raising  the  budget, 
and  also  the  literature  descriptive  of  missionary  work. 

(920)  Last  year’s  most  important  publication  was  an  80- 
page  illustrated  booklet,  “Into  All  the  World,”  which  con¬ 
tained  a  description  of  the  work  and  needs  and  the  budget  ask¬ 
ings  of  each  organization  in  the  united  program. 

(921)  With  a  view  to  coordinating  publications,  the 
Board  has  appointed  a  committee  to  make  advance  plans 
and  review  all  publications  proposed  by  Committees  and 


Societies;  and  this  committee  is  now  planning  the  most  effec¬ 
tive  circulation  of  literature  at  the  least  possible  expense. 

(922)  In  its  distributing  capacity,  the  Board  makes  avail¬ 
able  not  only  its  own  publications,  but  those  of  other  denomi¬ 
nations,  and  publications  of  a  general  religious  character. 

(923)  The  Board  acts  as  a  service  agency  for  State  Con¬ 
ventions,  Associations,  and  other  denominational  gatherings 
in  providing  literature  for  free  distribution  and  sale,  and  fur¬ 
nishes  local  churches  and  their  organizations  with  advice  and 
material  for  programs  for  meetings,  study  classes,  etc. 

(924)  In  Stewardship,  Secretary  Agar  spent  about  half 
his  time  in  the  conduct  of  church  officers’  councils,  and  the  at¬ 
tendance  has  ranged  as  high  as  416  at  a  single  council.  The 
Young  People’s  Stewardship  Essay  Contest  awakened  a  good 
deal  of  interest,  and  20,000  copies  of  the  leaflet  giving  the 
conditions  of  the  contest  were  ordered. 

(925)  The  Stereopticon  division  produced  30  new  lec¬ 
tures,  with  a  total  of  180  sets,  besides  8  new  hymn  sets.  Old 
lectures  and  hymn  sets  were  added  to  and  revised.  Slides 
have  been  sent  to  all  parts  of  the  United  States  and  to  Paris, 
Esthonia,  Denmark,  Porto  Rico,  Japan,  China,  Burma,  South 
India,  Africa,  and  the  Near  East.  A  total  of  about  1,300,000 
people  saw  the  lectures  and  heard  the  messages. 

(926)  In  publicity  the  use  of  our  old  and  valued  Baptist 
periodicals  was  supplemented  by  a  special  service  in  coop¬ 
eration  with  the  editors  of  state  bulletins.  A  majority  of  the 
state  bulletins  now  use  a  ready-printed  section,  in  the  form 
of  a  cover  or  insert,  prepared  and  supplied  by  the  Board.  A 
circulation  averaging  around  50,000  copies  has  been  attained 
in  a  few  months,  which  means  that  a  valuable  addition  has 
been  made  to  our  facilities  for  carrying  the  united  program 
message  into  all  parts  of  the  Northern  Baptist  area. 

(927)  A  characteristic  of  the  past  year  has  been  the  in¬ 
tensified  effort  in  all  departments  to  make  all  parts  of  our 
Northern  Baptist  organization  better  acquainted  with  the 
larger  aims  of  the  denomination  and  with  the  best  practical 
methods  for  making  the  power  of  our  membership  more  fully 
available  for  carrying  the  gospel  into  all  the  world. 

(928)  It  is  planned  to  continue  on  these  lines  in  the  new 
year.  In  proportion  as  every  Baptist  individually  does  ac¬ 
cording  to  his  ability,  we  shall  all  together,  more  unitedly  and 
effectively,  meet  the  requirements  of  a  faithful  stewardship, 
and  carry  out  the  commission  of  Christ. 


GENERAL  AND  MISCELLANEOUS 


American  Baptist  Historical  Society 

(929)  The  library  of  this  Society  at  Chester,  Pa.,  pos¬ 
sesses  one  of  the  few  important  collections  of  Baptist  books, 
magazines,  newspapers  and  other  Baptist  items  in  the  world. 

(930)  The  Society  needs  a  $150,000  building,  also  an 
agent  to  travel  and  discover  the  priceless  Baptist  material 
still  preserved  in  the  older  homes  but  liable  to  be  lost. 

(931)  A  Baptist  meeting  house  was  to  be  replaced  by  a 
new  city  building.  The  original  record  box  and  cornerstone 
contents  are  now  in  possession  of  the  Society. 

(932)  A  Welsh  Baptist  minister  died  in  a  Ministers’ 
Home.  Through  the  interest  of  a  friend  important  records 
which  would  have  been  discarded  are  now  preserved. 


(933)  In  Indiana  the  record  books  of  two  churches  were 
found,  one  covering  the  period  from  1820  to  1855,  the  other 
from  1867  to  1879.  They  are  now  in  the  archives. 

(934)  A  manuscript  letter  of  John  Mason  Peck  written 
in  1841  to  the  General  Baptist  Association  of  Indiana  accept¬ 
ing  the  position  as  general  agent  for  the  Western  Baptist 
Publication  and  Sunday  School  Society  was  recently  discov¬ 
ered  and  is  now  preserved,  a  unique  item  of  Baptist  history. 

(935)  A  Baptist  layman  in  Pennsylvania .  gathered  inv 
portant  Baptist  associational  minutes  and  other  publications 
of  half  a  century  ago  and  bound  them  in  neat  and  attractive 
form.  His  daughter  has  donated  them  to  the  Society. 

(936)  A  century  old  residence  in  New  Jersey  was  being 


THE  BOOK  OF  A  THOUSAND  FACTS 


47 


razed  for  a  bank  building.  In  the  attic  were  a  large  number 
of  the  earliest  Minutes  of  the  Philadelphia  Baptist  Associ¬ 
ation,  and  one  of  the  only  two  copies  known  of  a  baptismal 
certificate  which  [Morgan  Edwards,  the  earliest  writer  on 
American  Baptist  history,  had  printed  and  used  as  early 
as  1762. 

(937)  The  Society  possesses  autograph  letters  of  Chief 
Justice  John  Marshall,  John  Rippon,  and  Rev.  David  Jones, 
eminent  Baptist  chaplain  in  the  Revolution,  to  his  friends 
James  Madison,  James  Monroe  and  Edmund  Randolph. 

Baptist  Young  People’s  Union  of  America 

(938)  The  activities  of  the  Union  include  rallies,  training 
institutes  and  summer  assemblies,  and  disseminating  material 
for  use  by  city,  state  and  provincial  organizations  and  local 
young  people’s  societies. 

(939)  The  Board  of  Managers  is  formed  into  four  de¬ 
partments  to  promote  Devotional  Life,  Stewardship  and  Tith¬ 
ing,  Life  Service,  and  City,  State  and  Associational  Work. 

(940)  The  budget  of  the  Union  is  $16,000. 

(941)  The  Union  cooperated  with  other  denominational 
agencies  in  the  development  and  promotion  of  the  Christian 
Life  Program  “for  all  Baptist  young  people”  of  the  Northern 
Baptist  Convention;  in  arousing  interest  in  the  Stewardship 
Essay  Contest  and  securing  enlistment  in  the  plans  for  the  ob¬ 
servance  of  Self-Denial  and  World  Outlook  weeks. 

(942)  An  annual  convention  attended  by  3,000  to  5,000 
is  the  largest  single  undertaking  of  each  year.  This  year’s 
meeting  will  be  in  Indianapolis  July  8-12. 

(943)  It  is  estimated  on  very  incomplete  data  that  there 
are  about  5,000  societies  and  150,000  members. 

Norwegian  Baptist  Conference  of  America 

(944)  The  Conference  comprises  40  churches  with  about 
2,000  members.  Baptisms  last  vear,  120. 

(945)  The  churches  are  scattered  throughout  New  York, 
Massachusetts,  Illinois,  Wisconsin,  Minnesota,  North  and 
South  Dakota,  Washington,  and  Canada. 

(946)  The  Conference  seeks  to  bring  the  gospel  to  all 
people  of  Norwegian  birth  or  ancestry,  and  employs  workers 
who  can  reach  these  people  in  their  own  language. 

(947)  A  new  worker  for  the  Atlantic  coast,  where  Nor¬ 
wegian  immigration  is  still  large,  will  care  for  that  field. 

(948)  [Minimum  requirement  for  next  year  is  $6,500. 

General  Conference  of  German  Baptist  Churches 

(949)  The  German  Baptist  churches  have  their  own 
missionary  society,  educational  society,  publication  society, 
orphans’  home  society,  ministers’  pension  fund,  old  people’s 
and  deaconesses’  homes. 

(950)  The  General  Conference  meets  triennially;  the 
next  meeting  is  in  Pittsburgh  in  August,  1925. 

(951)  The  Conference  includes  286  churches,  31,837 
members,  and  286  ordained  ministers. 

(952)  The  baptisms  last  year  numbered  1,198;  $411,445 
was  raised  for  current  expenses,  $260,058  for  missions. 

Swedish  Baptist  General  Conference 

(953)  The  Conference  was  organized  in  1879.  It  com¬ 
prises  336  churches  with  32,293  members;  baptisms  in  1923-24 
2,101.  Contributions  for  current  expenses  $894,073. 

Danish  Baptist  General  Conference 

(954)  Organized  1910;  has  42  churches,  3,893  members; 
meets  every  other  year  in  September. 

Other  Foreign-Speaking  Conferences 

(955)  American  Magyar  (Hungarian)  Baptist  Union, 
organized  1908.  Has  29  churches  and  1,300  members. 


(956)  Czechoslovak  Baptist  Conference,  organized  1909. 
Includes  20  churches,  1,849  members,  has  1 2  missions.  School, 
International  Baptist  Seminary  of  East  Orange.  Raised  for 
all  purposes  $36,229. 

(957)  French-speaking  Conference  of  New  England,  or¬ 
ganized  1895;  8  churches,  33  baptisms. 

(958)  Finnish  Baptist  Mission  Union  of  America,  organ¬ 
ized  1901;  20  churches,  842  members,  50  baptisms.  Raised 
$21,019  for  current  expenses. 

(959)  Italian  Baptist  Association;  55  churches,  3,03c 
members,  290  baptisms;  contributions  for  all  purposes 
$25,000.  School,  Italian  Department,  Colgate  University. 

(960)  Polish  Baptist  Conference,  organized  1912; 
churches  10,  members  878,  baptisms  142;  contributions 
$10,000  for  current  expenses. 

(961)  Roumanian  Baptist  Association  of  America,  or¬ 
ganized  1913;  churches  5,  members465,  baptisms  22;  missions 
13  with  185  members;  $16,000  raised  for  all  purposes. 

(962)  Portuguese  Baptist  Conference,  organized  1919; 
churches  5,  members  306,  baptisms  38. 

(963)  Eastern  Russian  and  Ukrainian  Evangelical  Bap¬ 
tist  Union,  organized  1919;  26  missions  with  about  500  mem¬ 
bers.  School,  the  International  Seminary. 

Facts  from  Many  Sources 

(964)  The  plan  to  provide  additional  Christian  workers 
for  Baptist  churches  in  Jamaica  has  been  launched  at  Calabar 
College,  Kingston,  with  an  attendance  of  20  students. 

(965)  The  International  Baptist  Seminary  at  East 
Orange  has  been  incorporated  by  special  act  of  legislature  in 
New  Jersey,  and  endorsed  by  the  Department  of  Labor  at 
Washington  as  an  institution  for  the  training  of  students  who 
come  from  Europe.  Enrolment  57,  with  15  in  Spanish- 
American  Department  at  Los  Angeles. 

(966)  Easter  was  a  glad  day  in  Baptist  mission  centers 
in  New  York  City.  Sixty  converts  were  baptized;  and  within 
a  few  weeks  preceding  74  others  had  been  baptized. 

(967)  An  enrolment  of  200  each  has  been  reached  in  the 
college  departments  of  Shaw  University,  Morehouse  College 
and  Bishop  College,  and  nearly  300  at  Virginia  Union  Uni¬ 
versity. 

(968)  The  Publication  Society  has  added  to  its  staff  a 
Director  of  Rural  Sunday  School  Work,  in  the  person  of  Mrs. 
F.  Way  land  Ayer. 

(969)  The  Hebrew  Mission  of  Buffalo  is  one  of  the  later 
movements  undertaken  on  behalf  of  all  the  Protestant 
churches  by  the  Buffalo  Baptist  Union,  which  has  bought  a 
house  and  assumed  financial  responsibility.  This  is  the  only 
evangelical  work  done  among  the  30,000  Jews  of  the  city. 

(970)  To  afford  colored  girls  of  Virginia  a  better  chance 
for  college  training,  the  General  Education  Board  has  appro¬ 
priated  $300,000  for  endowment  of  Virginia  Union  University, 
on  condition  that  a  like  amount  be  secured  from  other  sources 
for  new  buildings  and  equipment. 

(971)  There  is  significance  in  the  fact  that  at  the  first 
general  conference  of  the  Christian  Churches  of  West  China 
at  Chengtu  there  were  present  287  Chinese  and  157  foreigners. 
Baptist  pastor  Donald  Fay  of  Chengtu,  a  Yachow  and 
Rochester  graduate,  was  among  the  ablest  Chinese  delegates. 

(972)  A  fact  everywhere  admitted — the  World  Wide 
Guild  and  Children’s  World  Crusade  owe  very  much  to  the 
wise  leadership  of  the  Misses  Alma  and  Mary  Noble. 

(973)  The  First  Baptist  Church  of  Los  Angeles  not  only 
had  a  church  school  of  missions  last  year,  but  had  organized 
mission  study  in  various  groups  aggregating  47  classes.  Note 
the  record  of  giving;  Home  expenses  $32,000;  missions 


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$40,490;  other  benevolences  $12,500.  Per  capita  giving  (resi¬ 
dent  members)  $27  for  missions,  $56.66  for  all  objects. 

(974)  William  Axling  says:  “I  have  come  to  the  conclu¬ 
sion  that  we  cannot  propagate  Christianity.  We  must  com- 
municate  it.” 

(975)  Dr.  Henry  C.  Mabie,  one  of  the  world’s  missionary 
statesmen,  gave  a  missionary  measuring  rod:  Our  Interest  in 
Missions  measures  our  Christian  Character.  Our  Knowledge 
of  Missions  measures  our  Christian  Attainment.  Our  Partici¬ 
pation  in  Missions  measures  our  Christian  Efficiency. 

(976)  The  Newton  Theological  Institution  celebrated 
its  one  hundredth  anniversary  in  June  in  connection  with  the 
commencement.  It  has  had  a  remarkable  history,  which 
will  be  made  known  more  widely  to  our  people  through  this 
happy  centennial  celebration. 

(977)  Another  of  our  seminaries  with  a  notable  celebra¬ 
tion  is  Rochester,  which  reached  its  seventy-fifth  anniversary 
this  year. 

(978)  The  South  India  Mission  during  this  year  will  com¬ 
plete  fifty  years  of  missionary  work  in  the  Deccan.  Missions 
has  in  hand  a  historical  sketch  by  C.  R.  Marsh. 

(979)  Missions  began  its  existence  in  1910  as  the  com¬ 
bined  missionary  magazine  of  Northern  Baptists.  It  has 
made  its  place  as  the  leading  denominational  missionary 
magazine.  Its  subscription  list  of  50,000  is  less  than  one-half 
it  should  be,  and  this  is  one  of  the  thousand  facts  that  should 
be  speedily  changed. 

(980)  The  denominational  literature  is  informing,  edu¬ 
cational,  attractive  and  effective.  Pastors  who  do  not  know 
this  at  first  hand  deprive  themselves  and  their  people  of  one 
of  the  most  far-reaching  and  influential  means  of  creating  in¬ 
terest  not  only  in  missions  but  in  the  church  work  as  well. 

(981)  These  1,000  Facts  have  been  made  humanly  inter¬ 
esting,  as  far  as  possible.  Use  the  imagination  and  see  if  even 
the  dryest  statement  will  not  surrender  some  living  detail,  or 
in  some  way  translate  mere  fact  into  throbbing  activity  or 
high  purpose  or  noble  idealism.  We  see  what  we  look  for. 

(982)  One  of  the  notable  instances  of  advance  in  self- 
support  comes  from  Kurnool,  the  field  of  Missionary  W.  A. 
Stanton.  All  his  workers — 10  pastors,  3  evangelists  and  76 
teachers — were  maintained  by  funds  raised  on  the  field. 

(983)  A  young  Italian  who  idly  dropped  in  at  Mariners’ 
Temple  service  at  which  two  Chinese  were  baptized,  remained 
to  pray  and  gave  his  heart  to  Christ. 

(984)  If  the  many  Baptist  laymen  who  awoke  to  de¬ 
nominational  needs  and  claims  in  March  and  April,  1925, 
will  stay  awake  and  begin  the  same  kind  of  activities  in  June, 
1925,  they  will  make  a  different  year  of  it. 

(985)  The  First  Baptist  Church  of  Redlands,  California, 
has  had  a  School  of  Missions  for  five  seasons,  with  attendance 
rising  to  an  enrolment  of  464  in  the  fifth  session.  The  church’s 
allotment  in  the  New  World  Movement  was  $67,250,  its  sub¬ 
scription  reached  $68,185.  In  the  last  two  years  its  member¬ 
ship  increased  from  476  to  898.  Some  may  see  a  connection 
between  these  three  facts. 

(986)  The  last  three  years  have  recorded  more  than 


53,700  baptisms  on  the  foreign  fields — a  total  unequaled  in 
any  like  period  in  the  Society’s  history.  The  record  for  the 
no  years  of  service  is  413,172  in  non-Christian  lands. 

(987)  Statistics  in  The  World  Missionary  Atlas  show  that 
in  their  combined  work  our  Baptist  Foreign  Mission  Societies 
rank  among  the  four  or  five  largest  in  the  world. 

(988)  Baptisms  reported  by  missionaries  of  the  Home 
Mission  Society  during  the  year  ending  April  30  totaled 
4,639.  This  does  not  include  baptisms  traceable  to  labors  of 
the  22  general  evangelists,  nor  baptisms  following  evangelistic 
work  in  the  15  Negro  schools  in  the  South. 

(989)  The  Publication  Society  gave  away  and  sold  46,316 
copies  of  the  Scriptures  last  year. 

(990)  The  Woman’s  Home  Mission  Society  puts  $51,184 
into  the  important  and  immediately  repaying  work  of  the  27 
Christian  Centers,  located  in  14  States  and  Porto  Rico. 

(991)  According  to  the  world  totals  in  the  Baptist  Year 
Book  for  1924  there  were  10,426,680  Baptists  in  1923,  giving 
1,000,000  to  Russia.  The  churches  were  put  at  73,199,  the 
ministers  at  55,324.  The  totals  include  all  varieties  of  Bap¬ 
tists;  we  doubt  the  value  of  the  figures  for  anything  more 
than  estimates. 

(992)  The  list  of  our  Northern  Baptist  missionaries  in 
foreign  lands  will  be  found  in  the  American  Baptist  Year 
Book;  also  the  list  of  home  missionaries,  with  their  addresses. 

(993)  In  the  Northern  Baptist  Convention  territory  there 
are  37  State  Conventions  and  432  Associations. 

(994)  Northern  Baptist  churches  raised  in  1923-24  for 
current  expenses  $23,664,055;  for  beneficence  $8,835,858 — 
total  $32,499,913. 

(995)  The  Negro  Baptists  of  the  entire  country  are  cred¬ 
ited  with  21,808  churches,  19,296  ministers,  3,137,160  mem¬ 
bers.  They  raised  $3,161,505  for  current  expenses,  $856,920 
for  beneficence — total  $4,018,425. 

(996)  There  are  43  Foreign-speaking  Conferences,  hav¬ 
ing  919  churches,  80,197  members,  and  698  ministers;  they 
reported  last  year  4,533  baptisms. 

(997)  The  Baptist  World  Alliance  has  Dr.  E.  Y.  Mullins 
as  President;  Dr.  J.  H.  Rushbrooke  as  Secretary,  and  Dr. 
Clifton  D.  Gray  as  American  Secretary.  Its  next  meeting  will 
be  held  in  Toronto,  Canada,  in  July,  1928. 

(998)  If  you  think  it  easy  to  collect  1,000  Facts,  suppose 
you  try  to  collect  and  prepare  for  the  printer — say  100. 

(999)  It  was  with  gladness  that  Missions  gave  its  issue 
of  July,  1924,  to  the  service  of  the  denomination  in  carrying 
its  readers  “Into  All  the  World’'  via  the  special  edition  that 
made  such  telling  appeal. 

(1000)  It  is  with  like  joy  that  Missions  devotes  this  issue 
of  June,  1925,  to  a  similar  service,  presenting  to  our  entire 
constituency  this  collection  of  1,000  Facts  concerning  all 
phases  of  our  denominational  work.  The  Editors  submit  the 
result  with  the  hope  that  every  Fact  may  find  lodgment  in 
such  wise  as  to  produce  the  response  that  shall  make  many 
more  thousands  of  Facts  possible,  to  the  extension  of  Christ’s 
reign  and  the  fuller  realization  of  His  Great  Commission. 


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Denominational  Directory 


The  Northern  Baptist  Convention 

President — Hon.  Carl  E.  Milliken,  Maine. 

Corresponding  Secretary — W.  C.  Bitting.  D.D.,  5109  Waterman  Ave., 
St.  Louis,  Mo. 

Treasurer — F.  L.  Miner,  1000  Valley  Nat’l  Bank  Bldg.,  Des  Moines,  la. 

American  Baptist  Foreign  Mission  Society 
Address  of  all  Secretaries:  276  Fifth  Avenue,  New  York 
President — Fred  T.  Field,  Massachusetts. 

Foreign  Secretary — James  H.  Franklin,  D.D. 

Foreign  Secretary — Joseph  C.  Robbins,  D.D. 

Home  Secretary — Rev.  P.  H.  J.  Lerrigo,  M.D. 

Associate  and  Recording  Secretary — Wm.  B.  Lippl.ard. 

Treasurer — George  B.  Huntington. 

Woman’s  American  Baptist  Foreign  Mission  Society 

276  Fifth  Avenue,  New  York 
President — Mrs.  H.  E.  Goodman,  Illinois. 

Foreign  Vice-President — Mrs.  Nathan  R.  Wood,  Massachusetts. 
Administrative  Vice-President — Mrs.  Howard  Wayne  Smith,  Pa. 
Foreign  and  Candidate  Secretary — Miss  Mabelle  Rae  McVeigh. 
Administrative  Secretary — Mrs.  L.  J.  P.  Bishop. 

Treasurer — Miss  Alice  M.  Hudson. 

The  American  Baptist  Home  Mission  Society 

Headquarters:  23  East  26th  Street,  New  York 
President — Judge  Frank  S.  Dietrich,  Idaho. 

Executive  Secretary — Charles  L.  White,  D.D. 

Secretary  of  Missions— Frank  A.  Smith,  D.D. 

Secretary  of  Education — G.  R.  Hovey,  D.D. 

Treasurer — Samuel  Bryant,  New  York. 

Architect-Secretary — George  E.  Merrill. 

Superintendent  of  Evangelism — H  .  F.  Stilwell,  D.D. 

Superintendent  of  Work  in  Latin  North  America — Rev.  C.  S.  Detweiler. 
Field  Representative — Alonzo  M. Petty,  D.D.;  Director  Indian  Missions 
— Bruce  Kinney,  D.D. ;  Director  Mexican  Work — Rev.  E.  R.  Brown; 
Director  Chinese  Work — C.  R.  Shepherd,  Th.D.;  Director  Christian 
Centers — Rev.  J.M.Hestenes;  Director  Hindu  Work — Rev.  Theodore 
Fieldbrave. 

Woman’s  American  Baptist  Home  Mission  Society 

276  Fifth  Avenue,  New  York 

President — Mrs.  G.  W.  Coleman,  Boston. 

Executive  Secretary — Mrs.  Katherine  S.  Westfall. 

Missionary  Correspondence  Secretary — Clara  E.  Norcutt. 

Organization  Secretary — Ina  E.  Burton. 

Christian  Americanization  Secretary — Alice  W.  S.  Brimson,  Chicago. 
Editorial  Secretary — Miriam  Davis. 

Treasurer — Mrs.  Mary  E.  Bloomer. 

American  Baptist  Publication  Society 

1701  Chestnut  Street,  Philadelphia,  Pa. 

President — A.  M.  Bailey,  D.D. ,  Washington. 

Executive  Secretary — W.  H.  Main,  D.D. 

Treasurer — George  L.  Estabrook. 

Business  Manager — H.  E.  Cressman. 

Bible  and  Field  Secretary — S.  G.  Neil,  D.D. 

Religious  Education  Secretary — W.  E.  Chalmers,  D.D. 

Social  Education  Secretary — S.  Z.  Batten,  D.D. 

Book  Editor — D.  G.  Stevens,  Ph.D. 

Editor-in-Chief  S.  S.  Publications — -Owen  C.  Brown,  D.D. 

Branches:  Boston,  Mass.,  16  Ashburton  Place;  Chicago,  Ill.,  125  N.  Wa¬ 
bash  Ave.;  Los  Angeles,  Calif.,  313  W.  Third  St.;  Kansas  City,  Mo., 
1107  McGee  St.;  Seattle,  Wash.,  439  Burke  Bldg.;  Toronto,  Canada, 
223  Church  St. 

Board  of  Education 

276  Fifth  Avenue,  New  York 

Secretary — F.  W.  Padelford,  D.D. 

Associate  Secretary — Geo.  R.  Baker,  D.D. 

Secretary  Missionary  Education — Rev.  W.  A.  Hill. 

Secretary  World  Wide  Guild — Alma  J.  Noble. 

Secretary  Children’s  World  Crusade — Mary  L.  Noble. 

Address  last  two,  218  Lancaster  Ave.,  Buffalo,  N.  Y. 

The  Ministers  and  Missionaries  Benefit  Board 

276  Fifth  Avenue,  New  York 

President — Avery  A.  Shaw,  D.D. 

Secretary — E.  T.  Tomlinson,  D.D. 

Associate  Secretary — Peter  C.  Wright,  D.D 
Treasurer — Arthur  M.  Harris. 


The  Board  of  Missionary  Cooperation 

Address  all  Correspondence  to  276  Fifth  Avenue,  New  York 
OFFICERS 

Chairman — W.  H.  Witty. 

Vice-Chairmen — Mrs.  G.  C.  Moor,  E.  J.  Steinberg. 

Acting  Executive  Secretary — W.  H.  Bowler,  D.D. 

Recording  Secretary — William  B.  Lipphard. 

Assistant  Treasurer — H.  R.  Bowler. 

ADMINISTRATIVE  COMMITTEE 

Foreign  Mission  Society — Frederick  L.  Anderson,  D.D.;  Home  Mission 
Society — G.  W.  Palmer;  Woman's  Foreign  Mission  Society — Mrs.  H. 
E.  Goodman;  Woman’s  Home  Mission  Society — Mrs.  George  W. 
Coleman;  Publication  Society — Joseph  E.  Sagebeer;  Education  Board 
— Mrs.  C.  D.  Eulette;  M.  &  M.  Benefit  Board — Arthur  M.  Harris; 
State  Conventions — Henry  Bond,  E.  H.  Rhoades,  Jr.;  Schools  and 
Colleges — Clarence  A.  Barbour,  D.D.;  Standard  City  Mission  So¬ 
cieties — W.  T.  Jerome,  Jr.  Members-at-large — Mrs.  W.  A.  Montgom¬ 
ery,  Mrs.  John  Nuveen,  J.  W.  Baker,  Ray  L.  Hudson,  James  McGee, 
John  M.  Moore.  Ex-officio — W.  H.  Witty. 

LITERATURE  AND  STEREOPTICON  BUREAUS 

Main  Bureau:  2  76  Fifth  Ave.,  New  York;  Branches:  2328  So.  Michigan  Ave., 
Chicago;  700  Ford  Building,  Boston;  504  Columbia  Bldg.,  Los  Angeles. 
Stereopticon  Lectures  may  also  be  had  from  State  Secretaries  marked  S. 

Directors  of  State  Boards  of  Promotion 

(Star  indicates  that  Director  is  also  State  Convention  Secretary) 
Arizona — *Dr.  H.  Q.  Morton,  216  Home  Builders  Building,  Phcenix. 
California,  N. — *Dr.  C.  W.  Brinstad,  1213  Humboldt  Savings  Bank  Bldg., 
783  Market  St  ,  San  Francisco.  S. 

California,  S. — *Dr.  W.  F.  Harper,  506  Columbia  Bldg.,  Los  Angeles. 
Colorado — *Dr.  F.  B.  Palmer,  317  Colorado  Bldg.,  Denver.  S. 
Connecticut — Rev.  H.  B.  Sloat,  720  Main  St.,  Hartford.  S. 

Delaware — Rev.  Wm.  G.  Russell,  1701  Chestnut  St.,  Philadelphia. 
District  of  Columbia — *Dr.  H.  W.  O.  Millington,  320  Woodward  Bldg., 
Washington. 

Idaho — *Rev.  W.  A.  Shanks,  Empire  Bldg.,  Boise. 

Illinois — *Dr.  A.  E.  Peterson,  2320  So.  Michigan  Ave.,  Chicago. 

Indiana — *Dr.  C.  M.  Dinsmore,  1729  No.  Illinois  St.,  Indianapolis.  S. 
Iowa — *Dr.  G.  P.  Mitchell,  406  Valley  Nat'l  Bank  Bldg.,  Des  Moines.  S. 
Kansas — *Dr.  J.  T.  Crawford,  918  Kansas  Ave.,  Topeka.  S. 

Maine — Dr.  E.  C.  Whittemore,  Waterville. 

Massachusetts — *H.  A.  Heath,  D.D.,  702  Ford  Building,  Boston. 
Michigan — *Dr.  John  E.  Smith,  368  Capital  Nat’l  Bank  Bldg.,  Lansing.  S. 
Minnesota — *Rev.  E.  H.  Rasmussen,  700  Office  Equipment  Bldg.,  529 
2d  Ave.,  So.  Minneapolis.  S. 

Missouri — M.  D.  Eubank,  M.D.,  1107  McGee  St.,  Kansas  City. 
Montana — *Rev.  E  R.  Curry,  Box  604,  Helena. 

Nebraska — *Rev.  F.  W.  Ainslie,  Hedde  Building,  Grand  Island,  S. 
Nevada — Lester  T.  Randolph,  Salt  Lake  City,  Utah. 

New  Hampshire — *Rev.  D.  S.  Jenks,  922  Elm  St.,  Manchester,  N.  H. 
New  Jersey — *Dr.  C.  E.  Goodall,  158  Washington  St.,  Newark. 

New  York — Dr.  R.  E.  Farrier,  487  So.  Salina  St.,  Syracuse. 
Metropolitan  Board  of  Missionary  Cooperation — Dr.  C.  H.  Sears,  Rev. 

E.  C.  Kunkle,  276  Fifth  Ave.,  New  York. 

North  Dakota — *Dr.  F.  E.  Stockton,  405  First  Nat’l  Bank  Bldg.,  Grand 
Forks. 

Ohio — *Dr.  T.  F.  Chambers,  Granville.  S. 

Oregon — *Dr.  O.  C.  Wright,  505  Odd  Fellows  Bldg.,  Portland.  S. 
Pennsylvania — Rev.  Wm.  G.  Russell,  1701  Chestnut  St.,  Philadelphia.  S. 
Rhode  Island — *Rev.  William  Reid,  304  Lauderdale  Bldg.,  Providence. 
South  Dakota — *Rev.  John  L.  Barton,  Hub  Bldg.,  Sioux  Falls. 

Utah — Lester  T.  Randolph,  Salt  Lake  City. 

Vermont — *Dr.  W.  A.  Davison,  Burlington. 

Washington,  E. — *Dr.  A.  H.  Bailey,  501  Empire  State  Bldg.,  Spokane. 
Washington,  W. — *Dr.  J.  F.  Watson,  433  Burke  Bldg.,  Seattle. 

West  Virginia — *Rev.  A.  S.  Kelley,  2 1 3 ■/£  Fourth  St.,  Parkersburg.  S. 
Wisconsin — *Dr.  A.  Le  Grand,  1717  Wells  St.,  Milwaukee.  S. 

Wyoming — *Rev.  J.  P.  Jacobs,  D.D.,  P.  O.  Box  1545,  Casper. 

State  Convention  Secretaries  Not  Directors 

Connecticut — Dr.  E.  E.  Gates,  720  Main  St.,  Hartford. 

Delaware — Dr.  Geo.  D.  Allison,  808  Franklin  St.,  Wilmington 
Maine — Dr.  I.  B.  Mower,  Waterville. 

New  York — Rev.  H.  C  Colebrook,  Syracuse. 

Pennsylvania — Dr.  C.  A.  Soars,  1701  Chestnut  St.,  Philadelphia. 

Standard  City  Mission  Societies — Class  A 

Boston — Rev.  A.  A.  Forshee,  525  Tremont  Temple. 

Brooklyn — Rev.  C.  H.  Sears,  276  Fifth  Avenue. 

Buffalo — Rev.  E.  H.  Dutton,  409  Crosby  Bldg. 

Chicago — Rev.  Benjamin  Otto,  2328  So.  Michigan  Ave. 

Cleveland — Rev.  D.  R.  Sharpe,  1134  Schofield  Bldg. 

Detroit — Rev.  H.  C.  Gleiss,  325  Ford  Bldg. 

Kansas  City,  Mo.— Rev.  C.  P.  Jones,  1107  Magee  St. 

Los  Angeles — Rev.  J.  B.  Fox,  313  West  Third  St. 

New  York  City — Rev.  C.  H.  Sears,  276  Fifth  Ave. 

Philadelphia — Rev.  O.  T.  Steward,  1701  Chestnut  St. 

Pittsburgh— Rev.  W.  C.  Chappell,  832  Bigelow  Place. 

Rochester,  N.  Y. — Rev.  A.  E.  Isaac,  43  Fitzhugh  St. 

St.  Louis — Rev.  S.  E.  Ewing,  706  Security  Bldg. 

San  Francisco — Rev.  C.  E.  Tingley,  408  Humboldt  Bank  Bldg. 


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